Cathorops steindachneri

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| image = FMIB 50678 Tachysurus steindachneri Gilbert & Starks Type specimen; Panama.jpeg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| genus = Cathorops

| species = steindachneri

| authority = (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=13495&SynCode=28898&GenusName=Cathorops&SpeciesName=steindachneri Synonyms of Cathorops steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)] at www.fishbase.org.

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|Tachysurus steindachneri|Gilbert & Starks, 1904

|Arius steindachneri|(Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

|Cathorops steindechneri|(Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

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Cathorops steindachneri, or Steindachner's sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.{{FishBase |genus=Cathorops |species=steindachneri |month=October |year=2017}} It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling catfish which occurs between Costa Rica and Peru. It dwells at a maximum depth of {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}}.[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/183484/0 Cathorops steindachneri] at the IUCN Red List. It reaches a maximum total length of {{convert|36|cm|in|abbr=on}}, more commonly reaching a TL of {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

The fish is named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner.{{Cite web|url=https://etyfish.org/siluriformes9/|title=Order SILURIFORMES: Families CLARIIDAE, HETEROPNEUSTIDAE, ANCHARIIDAE and ARIIDAE|date=September 13, 2016}}

Due to insufficient statistical information on the species, the IUCN redlist lists Cathorops steindachneri as Data Deficient. It notes that pollution and coastal development pose a threat for the species. It is marketed commercially, although its small size makes it an uncommon food fish.