Bagre panamensis

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa 1416, pp. 1-126 : 30-31

Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863)

Aelurichthys panamensis Gill, 1863: 172. Type locality: Western coast of Central America . Holotype: USNM (not found).

Aelurichthys nuchalis Günther, 1864: 179. Type locality: Pacific coast of Panama . Holotype: MBNH 1864.1.26.344 .

Aelurichthys scutatus Regan, 1907: 116, pl. 15 (fig. 2), 19 (fig.2). Type locality: Panama or Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.5.15.328 .

Aelurichthys isthmensis Regan, 1907: 117, pl. 15 (fig.1), 19 (fig. 1). Type locality: Colon (Atlantic) Panama. Syntypes: BMNH 1877.5.31.7-8 .

Distribution: Western America.

Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat: Predominantly marine waters.

Maximum size: 380 mm TL.

Material examined: LACM W55-140 (10 al, 145-274 mm TL) (1 c&s), Mexico, Baja California, Almejas Bay ; UMMZ 86047 (2 al, 205-215 mm TL), Mexico, Nayarit, San Blas .