Photo Credit: James Fleullan
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Ariidae | Bagre marinus | (Mitchill) | 1815 | Gafftopsail Catfish |
Bagre marinus
Unique Characters: Only 2 pairs of barbels on the chin. Filaments of dorsal- and pectoral-fin spines appearing as long, flattened ribbons.
Similar Species: Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis. Fin spines with no fleshy elements. Adipose fin blackish. Three pairs of barbels around mouth, all round in cross-section.
Photo Credit: James Fleullan
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