Hardhead Catfish
Arius felis


The hardhead catfish is frequently collected in our trawl and seine samples (84.8% occurrence). Males of this species carry young in their mouth (see photo at right).

 

CATCH STATISTICS
Catch statistics for dominant taxa collected in trawl, and beach-and-boat set seine samples during Volusia County fixed station sampling, 1993-1996. Percent (%) is the percent of the total catch represented by that species; percent occurrence is the percentage of samples in which the species was collected; Stderr is the standard error of the mean.

  Number % Standard Length (mm)
Species No. % Occurrence Mean Stderr Min Max
Hardhead catfish 15,627 1.45 84.8 95 . 19 410