''Cathorops'' is a genus of catfishes in the family (biology), family Ariidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These species are found in the Central America, eastern and western Central and South America in brackish water, brackish and freshwater habitats.Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. (2007)
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
''Zootaxa, 1416: 1–126.'' This genus is a strongly supported clade of this family.Betancur-R., R. & Acero P., A. (2005)
Description of ''Cathorops mapale'', a new species of sea catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Caribbean, based on morphological and mitochondrial evidence.
/ref> It consists of a natural group in which the monophyly is well-defined by morphology (biology), morphological and molecular phylogenetics, molecular evidence and the genus probably includes several unrecognized species from both American coasts.Marceniuk, A.P. (2007)
Description of ''Cathorops manglarensis'', a new species from the Colombian Pacific, with redescription of ''Cathorops multiradiatus'' (Siluriformes; Ariidae).
''Zootaxa, 1529: 33–48.''

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * ''Cathorops agassizii'' (Carl H. Eigenmann, C. H. Eigenmann & Rosa Smith Eigenmann, R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) * ''Cathorops aguadulce'' (Seth Eugene Meek, Meek, 1904) (Estuarine sea catfish) * ''Cathorops arenatus'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1840) * ''Cathorops belizensis'' Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk & Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R., 2008 (Belizean sea catfish) * ''Cathorops dasycephalus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) (Big-belly sea catfish) * ''Cathorops festae'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1898)Marceniuk, A.P., Marchena, J. & Betancur-R., R. (2016): ''Cathorops festae'' (Boulenger 1898) (Siluriformes; Ariidae), a valid species from Ecuador and Peru. ''Zootaxa, 4170 (1): 137–148.'' * ''Cathorops fuerthii'' (Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1876) (Congo sea catfish) * ''Cathorops higuchii'' Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk & Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R., 2008 (Higuchi's sea catfish) * ''Cathorops hypophthalmus'' (Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1876) (Gloomy sea catfish) * ''Cathorops kailolae'' Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk & Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R., 2008 (Kailola's sea catfish) * ''Cathorops liropus'' (Susan Brown Bristol, Bristol, 1897) (Conguito sea catfish) * ''Cathorops manglarensis'' Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk, 2007 * ''Cathorops mapale'' Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R. & Arturo Acero Pizarro, Acero P, 2005 (Mapalé sea catfish) * ''Cathorops melanopus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) (Dark sea catfish) * ''Cathorops multiradiatus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) (Box sea catfish) * ''Cathorops nuchalis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) (Orinoco sea catfish) * ''Cathorops raredonae'' Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk, Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R. & Arturo Acero Pizarro, Acero P, 2009 (Raredon's sea catfish) * ''Cathorops spixii'' (Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Agassiz, 1829) (Madamango sea catfish) * ''Cathorops steindachneri'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert & Edwin Chapin Starks, Starks, 1904) (Steindachner's sea catfish) * ''Cathorops taylori'' (Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1925) (Taylor's sea catfish) * ''Cathorops tuyra'' (Seth Eugene Meek, Meek & Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1923) (Besudo sea catfish) * ''Cathorops wayuu'' Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez, Betancur-R., Arturo Acero Pizarro, Acero P & Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Marceniuk, 2012 (Wayuu sea catfish)Marceniuk, A.P., Betancur-R., R., Acero P., A. & Muriel-Cunha, J. (2012): Review of the Genus ''Cathorops'' (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Caribbean and Atlantic South America, with Description of a New Species. ''Copeia, 2012 (1): 77–97.''

References

Ariidae Fish of Central America Fish of South America Vertebrates of Mexico Catfish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Ariidae-stub