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Genidens machadoi
Genidens machadoi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
Max. size:  80 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Southwestern Atlantic: coastal rivers of southern Atlantic, from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Argentina and probably Chile.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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