Clarioides (subgenus of Clarias) Teugels [G. G.] (ex David) 1982:13 Masc. Clarias angolensis Steindachner 1866. Type by original designation. Not available from David in David & Poll 1937, published after 1930 without type fixation (Art. 13.2.4). Not made available in the Zoological Record (for 1960). Designation of Clarias angolensis Steindachner 1866 by Teugels 1982:12 allows the genus to date to Teugels 1982. •Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777, but a valid subgenus Clarioides as described -- (Teugels 1986:66 [ref. 12548], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:483 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:197 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777 -- (Teugels 1986:69 [ref. 6193] , Ferraris 2007:139 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777 as a valid subgenus Clarioides -- (Agnèse & Teugels 2005:552 [ref. 28553], Hanssens 2009:36 [ref. 30167], Kottelat 2013:242 [ref. 32989], Bernt & Stiassny 2022:9 [ref. 39552], Endruweit 2025:189 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777. Clariidae.