Genidens Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:33 Masc. Bagrus genidens Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (or by absolute tautonymy). Bagrus genidens renamed G. cuvieri by Castelnau. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Incertae sedis -- (Kailola 2004:144 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Genidens Castelnau 1855 -- (Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:450 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:63 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:643 [ref. 32225], Birindelli 2014:534 [ref. 33501], Marceniuk et al. 2019:434 [ref. 36658], Marceniuk et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Genidens Castelnau 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae.