WoRMS taxon details
Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815)
158713 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158713)
accepted
Species
Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864 · unaccepted
Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Felichthys felis (non Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted
Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 433 [details]
page(s): 433 [details]
Distribution Mass. And n. Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela
Distribution Mass. And n. Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158713 on 2026-01-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 433 [details]
original description (of Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 37, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
page(s): 433 [details]
original description (of Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50.
page(s): 37, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Mass. And n. Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | gafftopsail sea catfishgafftopsail catfish | [details] |
| Spanish | bagre bandera | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bagre marinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2542442) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aelurichthys longispinis RAD115830-001) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aelurichthys longispinis RAD115830-002) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre marinus USNM 292823 radiograph anal fin)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre marinus USNM 292823 radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys bahiensis RAD117915-001) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys bahiensis RAD117915-002) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys parrae RAD117944-001) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys parrae RAD117944-002) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bagre marinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Silurus marinus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Felichthys marinus (Mitchill, 1815))
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Bagre marina Mitchill, 1815)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2542442) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aelurichthys longispinis RAD115830-001) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aelurichthys longispinis RAD115830-002) (from synonym Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre marinus USNM 292823 radiograph anal fin)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre marinus USNM 292823 radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys bahiensis RAD117915-001) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys bahiensis RAD117915-002) (from synonym Galeichthys bahiensis Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys parrae RAD117944-001) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys parrae RAD117944-002) (from synonym Galeichthys parrae Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS
