Pseudarius Bleeker [P.] 1862:8 Masc. Pimelodus arius Hamilton 1822. Type by original designation. Dates to and type designated on p. 8 (in part 6), three species included in plates 49-51 (also part 6) and three included on p. 36 (part 7 in 1863). •Objective synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Taylor 1986:153 [ref. 6195], Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061], Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:13 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae.