Species FAO code: CVE

Sciades couma

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr mâchoiron couma [Hexanematichthys couma synonym for Sciades couma] fr machoiran blanc [Hexanematichthys couma synonym for Sciades couma] fr mâchoiron couma fr machoiran blanc	–
Italy	it Pesce gatto	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840)

Scientific name

Sciades couma

Author

(Valenciennes, 1840)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CVE

Morphological description

The head is rounded and flattened on the upper part. The mouth is slightly inferior. It has 3 pairs of barbels (1 pair of maxillary barbels and 2 pairs of mandibular barbels. The cephalic surface is very rough (Ref. 35381).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyAriidae
    - GenusSciades
      - SpeciesSciades couma

Synonyms

Sciadeichthys walcrechtii Boeseman, 1954
Arius couma (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sciadeichthys walrechti Boeseman, 1954
Bagrus couma Valenciennes, 1840
Hexanematichthys couma (Valenciennes, 1840)
Selenaspis couma (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sciadeichthys walrechtii Boeseman, 1954

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Sciades couma

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest