Cathorops raredonae explained

Cathorops raredonae, the curator sea catfish or Raredon's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez and Arturo Acero Pizarro in 2009. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling fish which occurs between Mexico and El Salvador.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Sandra J. Raredon (b. 1954), of the Division of Fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., for her valuable assistance.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family ARIIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Sea Catfishes) . 25 November 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.