The Chili sea catfishCommon names of Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org. (Notarius troschelii) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Theodore Gill in 1863, originally under the genus Sciades. It inhabits marine and brackish waters in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Panama. It dwells at a depth range of .Notarius troschelii at the IUCN redlist. It reaches a maximum total length of , more commonly reaching a TL of .
The chili sea catfish feeds on fish scales.Food items reported for Notarius troschelii at www.fishbase.org. It is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although its importance to commercial fisheries is cited as a possible threat to its population. Its meat is marketed fresh.
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