HARDHEAD CATFISH – Arius felis
Family Ariidae, SEA CATFISHES
Description: brownish to gray-green; white to yellowish below; fin spines with no fleshy filaments; barbel at corner of mouth not very flattened and shorter than head; four barbels on chin.
Size: to 60 cm (2 ft.) and 5.5 kg (12 lbs.) but usually much smaller.
Where found: same as for gafftopsail catfish usually much more common.
Remarks: commonly caught from catwalks, bridges, and piers, particularly in passes and inland waterways; edible, but generally not eaten.
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