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title: "Bagre-marinho"
description: "Bagre marinus — Peixes. The gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) is a species of marine catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/gafftopsail-catfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bagre-marinho

> Bagre marinus — Peixes. The gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) is a species of marine catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

- Scientific name: *Bagre marinus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1993
- Wikidata: [Q2087247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2087247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179508](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179508)

## Names

- en: Gafftopsail Catfish
- de: Segelflossen-Meerwels
- es: Bagre bandera
- fr: Mâchoiron antenne
- nl: Zeekatvis
- pt: Bagre-marinho
- pl: Bagrzec długowąsy

## Countries with the most observations

US (1866), MX (37)

## Summary

The gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) is a species of marine catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It has long, venomous spines which can cause painful wounds. It feeds on crustaceans and other fish. The male of the species fertilizes the eggs of the female, and broods them in his mouth until they hatch. The gafftopsail feeds throughout the water column. This fish is a common catch in the Southeastern US, although it may be found as far north as New York. They are considered strong fighters by anglers. They are taken from piers, jetties…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gafftopsail_catfish

## Photo

![Bagre-marinho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gafftopsail-catfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: jedwardson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13479225

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gafftopsail-catfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).