Coco sea catfish
The coco sea catfish is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1776, originally under the genus Silurus. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters ranging between Colombia and the Amazon River, in South America. It dwells at a maximum depth of. It reaches a maximum total length of, more commonly reaching.
The diet of the coco sea catfish includes bony fish and benthic crustaceans. It is preyed on by the smalltail shark. It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is marketed fresh.