Sculptured sea catfish

Sculptured sea catfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
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^[3] (Notarius kessleri) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[4] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius.^[2] 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).^[4]

The sculptured sea catfish is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN Redlist.^[1]

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