Cathorops

Cathorops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Cathorops D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883
Type species
Arius hypophthalmus Steindachner, 1876

Cathorops is a genus of fish in the family Ariidae found in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. These species are found in the eastern and western Central and South America in brackish and freshwater habitats. This genus is a strongly supported clade of this family. It consists of a natural group in which the monophyly is well-defined by morphological and molecular evidence and the genus probably includes several unrecognized species from both American coasts.

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: