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Species in the genus Arius: [ 52 ] records

acutirostris, Arius Day [F.] 1877:459, Pl. 107 (fig. 1) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Salween River at Moulmein, Myanmar. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7733 (1, non-type) Irrawaddy; BMNH 1870.6.14.34 (1); NMW 44358 (1), 48327 (1); ZMB 2735 (1); ZSI F454 (1), F500 (1), A.569 (13). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus acutirostris (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as incertae sedis cf. Arius acutirostris Day 1877 -- (Kailola 2004:145 [ref. 28108]). •Incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Arius acutirostris Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:699 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 2006:336 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:14 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius acutirostris Day 1877. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Salween River drainage, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

africana, Arius falcarius var. Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:114 [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Pangani River, Madagascar. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.9.21.16 (1), 1867.3.7.385-386 (2 skins), 1867.3.9.499 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]. •Mention -- (Kailola 2004:146 [ref. 28108]). •Incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Arius africanus Günther 1867 -- (Taylor 1986:153 [ref. 6195], Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Ng & Sparks 2003:15 [ref. 27207] with author as Boulenger 1911, Seegers et al. 2003:38 [ref. 28087] dated 1866, Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:14 [ref. 29031], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697] with question, Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius africanus Günther 1867. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

angulatus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:44 [170] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:44 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

arenarius, Bagrus (Ariodes) Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:9 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] China. Syntypes: ZMB 3001 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel 1849) -- (Kailola 1999:1838 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155] as China only, Ng & Kottelat 2007:43 [ref. 29362], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35490], Grant 2020:31 [ref. 37638], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel 1849). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China, Vietnam and Philippines. Habitat: brackish, marine.

argenteus, Arius Lütken [C. F.] (ex Krøyer) 1874:211 [22] [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874 (nos 12-16); ref. 17564] Canton, China. Holotype: ZMUC P 29624 [ex 485]. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:49 [ref. 9588], Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]. On p. 22 of separate. •Species inquirenda -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: marine.

arius, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:170, 376 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal estuaries, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:58 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Tachysurus arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:700 [ref. 20764], Kailola 1999:1840 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482], Ng 2003:11 [ref. 27208], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Jayaram 2006:338 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:163 [ref. 34104], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:134 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:306 [ref. 37272], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan east to western Indonesia, north to Vietnam and southern China Habitat: brackish, marine.

ascita, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:306 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. Syntypes: NRM LP 72 (4). Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:222 [ref. 20707], Ferraris 2007:54 [ref. 29155] •Based on young, referable to Arius sp. -- (Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:222 [ref. 20707]). •Species inquirenda in Arius -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:54 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: India. Habitat: marine.

atripinnis, Hemipimelodus Fowler [H. W.] 1937:145, Fig. 34 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67906. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:22 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Hemipimelodus bicolor Fowler 1935 -- (Desoutter 1977:11 [ref. 20628]). •Probable synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Arius bicolor (Fowler 1935) -- (Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bicolor, Hemipimelodus Fowler [H. W.] 1935:100, Fig. 23 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 13881] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 60777. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:22 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemipimelodus bicolor Fowler 1935 -- (Desoutter 1977:19 [ref. 20628], Rainboth 1996:167 [ref. 22772]). •Probable synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Questionably valid as Arius bicolor (Fowler 1935) -- (Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Lower courses of Mekong and Chao Phrya River basins [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

boakeii, Arius Turner [W.] 1867:82 [Journal of Anatomy and Physiology v. 1 (no. 1, Nov. 1866); ref. 14101] Sri Lanka. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.7.11.1 [from Turner] (1), ?NMSZ 1987.030 (1). Type catalog: Herman et al. 1990:1-2 [ref. 20727], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1840 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

borneensis, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1851:67 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 327] Bandjarmasin, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]. Original as borneënsis. See Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brunellii, Arius Zolezzi [G.] 1939:168, Fig. 1 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 17251] Juba River, Somalia. Syntypes: (4) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius brunellii Zolezzi 1939 -- (Taylor 1986:154 [ref. 6195], Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860] as brunelli, Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). •Incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:31 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Arius brunellii Zolezzi 1939. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Somalia. Habitat: freshwater.

buchanani, Arius Day [F.] 1877:463, Pl. 105 (fig. 6) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Hooghly Channel, Calcutta, India; Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: ZSI 456 (1), 1302 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:700 [ref. 20764]). •See Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108] with question, Jayaram 2006:338 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

burmanicus, Arius Day [F.] 1870:618 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 3) (for 9 Dec. 1869); ref. 14093] Irrawaddy River, Bassein District; Salween, Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7520 (1, syntype); BMNH 1870.6.14.43-44 (2); RMNH 8787 (1); ZMB 2754 (1); ZSI 456 (1), A.568 (8), B292 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:295 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Tachysurus burmanicus (Day 1870) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Cochlefelis burmanicus (Day 1870) -- (Kailola 2004:134 [ref. 28108], Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Arius burmanicus Day 1870 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:701 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 2006:339 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:16 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius burmanicus Day 1870. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Myanmar, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chondropterygioides, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:44 [170] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:44 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1854, 1859 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cochinchinensis, Arius Günther [A.] 1864:170, Figs. [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Cochinchina [southern Vietnam]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.9.18.4 (skin). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155].. •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1840 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

crinalis, Bagrus Richardson [J.] 1846:282 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Appeared as ?Bagrus crinalis. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:210, Pl. 19c [ref. 11606]). See Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius falcarius Richardson 1845 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Southeastern China (if valid). Habitat: brackish, marine.

dispar, Arius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1926:405, Pl. 1 (fig. 6) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 31 (no. 3); ref. 10951] Paco market, Manila, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: BSMP (4) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius dispar Herre 1926 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Kailola 1999:1846 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ng 2003:11 [ref. 27208], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:16 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35490], Jamandre 2023:174 [ref. 40455], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius dispar Herre 1926. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan and possibly northern Borneo. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

falcarius, Arius Richardson [J.] 1845:134, Pl. 62 (figs. 7-9) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Canton, China. Possible syntypes: (2) BMNH 2005.9.12.2 (1), 2005.9.12.1 (1, half skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:210 [ref. 11606]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Arius sinensis Valenciennes 1844 -- (Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:171 [ref. 26639] dated 1844, Lu in Pan et al. 1991:323 [ref. 23876], Cheng & Zhou 1997:204 [ref. 26385], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:184 [ref. 24534]). •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1840 [ref. 24732], Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fangi, Arius Chaux [J.] in Chaux & Fang 1949:194, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 13004] Tonkin, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1966-0726. •Tentative synonym of Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel 1849) -- (Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482]). •Synonym of Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel 1849) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2025:181 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel 1849). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gagora, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:167, 376, Pl. 10 (fig. 54) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal estuaries, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 93 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Tachysurus gagora (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800], Ataur Rahman 1989:232 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:702 [ref. 20764], Kailola 1999:1848 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ataur Rahman 2003:255 [ref. 31338] as arias, Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Jayaram 2006:342 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:17 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:306 [ref. 37272], Kailola 2022:187 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gagorides, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:441 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Ganges River, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9330 (mounted). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:3 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius gagorides (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Hemiarius sona (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 2004:137 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gagoroides, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:42 [168] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: SMNS 10567 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:8 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:13 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:42 [ref. 313]. •Probable synonym of Arius sona (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1863 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

heckelii, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:42 [169] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:42 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

jatius, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:171, 376 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]. Name is a noun in apposition (Kottelat 2013). •Valid as Hemipimelodus jatius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:49 [ref. 6800], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:708 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 2006:332 [ref. 28762]). •Valid as Cephalocassis jatius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155] as jatia, Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321] as jatia). •Valid as Arius jatius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:17 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius jatius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

jella, Arius Day [F.] 1877:467, Pl. 106 (fig. 3) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Madras, Coromandel Coast, India. Syntypes: ZSI 1304 (1, figured specimen). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]. •Probable synonym of Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1848 [ref. 24732]). •Species inquirenda in Arius -- (Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Arius gagoa (Hamilton 1922) -- (Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Arius jella Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108] with question, Jayaram 2006:343 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:17 [ref. 29031], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Kailola 2022:187 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius jella Day 1877. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: southwestern India and Sri Lanka to Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

laeviceps, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:38 [165] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:38 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

macracanthus, Arius Günther [A.] 1864:167, Fig. [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Thailand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.11.1.222. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]. See Kailola 1999:1848 [ref. 24732]. •Valid as Arius macracanthus Günther 1864 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108] with question). •Species inquirenda in Arius -- (Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]). •Synonymy of Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macronotacanthus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:32 [159] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6901. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863.12.4.59 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Bleeker 1846:159 [ref. 5872]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:91 [ref. 30423] as macronothacanthus. •Valid as Tachysurus macronotacanthus (Bleeker 1846) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Questionably a synonym of Arius caelatus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:79 [ref. 23448], Tan & Ng 1999:295 [ref. 24254]). •Valid as Nemapteryx macronotacanthus (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kailola 2004:139 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Nemapteryx macronotacantha (Bleeker 1846) -- (Ferraris 2007:46-47 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321]). •Valid as Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kailola 1999:1853 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kailola 2022:188 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, South Asia, Southeast Asia: India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macruropterygius, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:37 [164] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:37 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732]. •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

maculatus, Silurus Thunberg [C. P.] 1792:31, Pl. 1 (fig. 2, 2 views) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 13 (for 1792); ref. 17916] China; Japan. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:43 [ref. 19754], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:60 [ref. 6441], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:75 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:158 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:164 [ref. 22772], Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732], Tan & Ng 1999:296 [ref. 24254], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:239 [ref. 24754], Nakabo 2000:281 [ref. 25086], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Nakabo 2002:281 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:187, 525 [ref. 26218], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:43 [ref. 34464], Psomadakis et al. 2015:163 [ref. 34104], Sulaiman et al. 2018:44 [ref. 35802], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:228 [ref. 42208], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:306 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:280 [ref. 39830], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:71 [ref. 41223], Kailola 2022:188 [ref. 39697], Hasan et al. 2023:2209 [ref. 40412], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422], Johari et al. 2025:453 [ref. 42337], Lin et al. 2025:80 [ref. 42228]). Current status: Valid as Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan east to Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, north to China and Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

malabaricus, Arius Day [F.] 1877:464, Pl. 107 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Canara [Coastal Karnataka], India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 1305. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Jayaram & Dhanze 1981:121 [ref. 34338], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus malabaricus (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800], Jayaram & Dhanze 1981:121 [ref. 34338]). •Possible synonym of Arius jella Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius malabaricus Day 1877 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius malabaricus Day 1877. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southern India. Habitat: brackish, marine.

manillensis, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:93 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Manila, Philippines. Holotype (unique): MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. Not the same as Pimelodus manillensis Valenciennes 1840. •Uncertain status -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius manillensis Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1855 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:19 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989], Jamandre 2023:174 [ref. 40455], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]), Current status: Valid as Arius manillensis Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

manjong, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:36 [163] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:36 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

microcephalus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1855:423 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 16849] Bandjarmasin, southern Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.149 (1), RMNH 6902 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:63 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius microcephalus Bleeker 1855 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat & Lim 1996:243 [ref. 23210], Kailola 1999:1857 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:19 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius microcephalus Bleeker 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (Borneo). Habitat: brackish, marine.

micronotacanthus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:36 [162] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:36 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

micruropterygius, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1847:165 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]. Appeared in list in Bleeker 1846:286 [ref. 19349] as micruropterijius, with the Dutch ij equivalent to y in Latin. Also in Bleeker 1846:37 [ref. 313]. •Apparently a synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155] with question, Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mong, Pimelodus Richardson [J.] 1846:286 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:210, Pl. 20b [ref. 11606]). See Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius falcarius Richardson 1845 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ocellatus, Silurus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:379 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Japan, China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. This is an unnecessary replacement for maculatus. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

parvipinnis, Arius Day [F.] 1877:460, Pl. 113 (fig. 1) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Coromandel coast of India. No types known. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus parvipinnis (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius parvipinnis Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Probable synonym of Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846 -- (Kailola 1999:1853 [ref. 24732]). •Probably a synonym of Nemapteryx macronotacanthus (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kailola 2004:139 [ref. 28108]). •Questionably a synonym of Nemapteryx macronotacantha (Bleeker 1846) -- (Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031]). Current status: Synonym of Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker 1846. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

philippinus, Pseudarius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:226 [16] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3888] Lake Laglaize, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2615. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:8 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155] On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym of Arius manillensis Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1855 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:49 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius manillensis Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pidada, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:43 [169] [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes and/or Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7965 [ex Day] (1), BMNH 1863.12.4.57 (1), NMV 45948 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:43 [ref. 313]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:61 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Arius oetik Bleeker 1846 (in part) -- (Kailola 1999:1868 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:19 [ref. 29031] (in part)). •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108] in part, Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

rostratus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:63 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Alleppey [now Alappuzha], southeastern India. Types may be at MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Original description appeared in the same publication as Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840; Kailola 2022:190 [ref. 39697] synonymized the two names, and gave preference to Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840. •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). •In the synonymy of Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2022:190 [ref. 39697]). Current status: Synonym of Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: marine.

sciurus, Arius Smith [H. M.] 1931:30 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Tapii River near Surat Thani, Malay Peninsula, Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90310. Paratypes: (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:7 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Vilasri et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36451]. •Valid as Arius sciurus Smith 1931 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Probable synonym of Arius microcephalus Bleeker 1855 -- (Kailola 1999:1857 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius microcephalus Bleeker 1855 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:19 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989], Vilasri et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36451]). Current status: Synonym of Arius microcephalus Bleeker 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

sinensis, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:72 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Da Nang, Vietnam, South China Sea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2620. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:31 [ref. 37638]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). •Possible synonym of Arius gagora (Hamilton 1822) -- (Grant 2020:31 [ref. 37638]). Current status: Uncertain as Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

subrostratus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:62 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Malabar, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1190 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:5 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus subrostratus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as incertae sedis, cf. Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 2004:146 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Psomadakis et al. 2015:164 [ref. 34104], Psomadakis et al. 2020:307 [ref. 37272], Kailola 2022:190 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius subrostratus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan east to Philippines. Habitat: brackish, marine.

tachisurus, Pimelodus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:163 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:431 [ref. 29155]. Apparently an unneeded new name for Tachisurus chinensis [sic, for sinensis] Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108]). •Species inquirenda in Siluriformes -- (Ferraris 2007:431 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

thunberg, Pimelodus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:691, 692 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] China; Japan. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name for Silurus maculatus Thunberg 1792. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

utik, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:40 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.111 (1). Bleeker specimens: NMV 45987 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. The spelling oetik is used by Bleeker 1846:166 [ref. 5872]. Correct spelling is utik, as used by Bleeker 1862:31 [ref. 393]. •Valid as Arius utik Bleeker 1846 (often as oetik) -- (Burgess 1989:170 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Kailola 1999:1868 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:19 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:33 [ref. 30426], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:44 [ref. 34464], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:22 [ref. 34319], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422] as oetik). Current status: Valid as Arius utik Bleeker 1846. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Andaman Sea to Gulf of Thailand, Kalimantan and Java (Indonesia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

utik, Cephalocassis Bleeker [P.] 1858:no page number [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, ... Tome III.; ref. 30424] Not a new description. •Not available, name and description appeared in van Oijen et al. 2009:100 [ref. 30423] as a translation of Bleeker 1858 [ref. 30424] -- a work that was never published. Not intended as new by van Oijen et al. 2009. Current status: Synonym of Arius utik Bleeker 1846. Ariidae: Ariinae.

venosus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:69 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Rangoon, Myanmar; Manila, Philippines. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1205 (2) Rangoon. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:6 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:98 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Burgess 1989:170 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:166 [ref. 22772], Kailola 1999:1869 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:20 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:34 [ref. 30426], Kottelat 2013:247 [32989], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34319], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:307 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:280 [ref. 39830], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422], Johari et al. 2025:453 [ref. 42337]). Current status: Valid as Arius venosus Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bangladesh and Myanmar east to Philippines, north to Vietnam. Habitat: brackish, marine.

viviparus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:45 [171] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:45 [ref. 313]. See Kailola 1999:1854 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792) -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:55 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.