HARDHEAD CATFISH – Arius felis

Article by: Mark Mayo

Family Ariidae, SEA CATFISHES

Description: brownish to gray-green; white to yellowish below; fin spines with no fleshy filaments; barbel at corner of mouth not very flattened and shorter than head; four barbels on chin.

Size: to 60 cm (2 ft.) and 5.5 kg (12 lbs.) but usually much smaller.

Where found: same as for gafftopsail catfish usually much more common.

Remarks: commonly caught from catwalks, bridges, and piers, particularly in passes and inland waterways; edible, but generally not eaten.

Mark Mayo

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