Sculptured sea catfish

Sculptured sea catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Notarius
Species:
N. kessleri
Binomial name
Notarius kessleri
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  • Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876
  • Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  • Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934
  • Netuma insularum Greene, 1897
  • Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

The sculptured sea catfish (Notarius kessleri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius. It inhabits brackish and marine waters in Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. It reaches a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 40 cm (16 in).

The sculptured sea catfish is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN Redlist.