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Species in the genus Leiarius: [ 7 ] records

arekaima, Pimelodus Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1841:178, Pl. 5 [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana Part I; ref. 18707] Upper Essequibo River and Río Branco. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Rhamdia arekaima (Jardine 1841) -- (Burgess 1989:278 [ref. 12860]). •Species inquirenda in Leiarius, family Pimelodidae -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Distribution: South America: Guyana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbis, Arius Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:36, Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1189 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:55 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]. Placed originally in "Arius ?". •Species inquirenda in Leiarius, family Pimelodidae -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Leiarius longibarbis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Grant 2021:71 [ref. 38702], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Leiarius longibarbis (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon basin (Brazil, Ecuador and Guyana). Habitat: freshwater.

marmoratus, Sciades Gill [T. N.] 1870:95 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 22; ref. 17630] Río Marañon or Río Napo, Amazon system, Peru or Ecuador. Holotype: USNM 8447 (head and attached skin). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:38 [ref. 19771] as possible holotype, Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Leiarius longibarbis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Grant 2021:71 [ref. 38702]). •Valid as Leiarius marmoratus (Gill 1870) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:168, 192 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:93 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:80 [ref. 35773], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:47 [ref. 42137], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:69 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Leiarius marmoratus (Gill 1870). Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

multiradiatus, Pimelodus Kner [R.] 1858:414 [44] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] Borba at Rio Madeira and Forte do Rio Branco at Rio Facutu, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 16515 (1, dry), 16518 (1, dry). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]. On p. 44 of separate. •Species inquirenda in Leiarius, family Pimelodidae -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Habitat: freshwater.

perruno, Perrunichthys Schultz [L. P.] 1944:230, Pl. 3 (fig. B); Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172); ref. 3959] Río Negro, below River Yasa mouth, about 75 kilometers south of Rosario, western side of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121189. Paratypes: USNM 121200 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:34 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:335 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Perrunichthys perruno Schultz 1944 -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:63 [ref. 23651], Fuller et al. 1999:216 [ref. 25838], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:438 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:336 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Leiarius perruno (Schultz 1944) -- (Lundberg et al. 2011:169 [ref. 31593], Reis et al. 2016:16 [ref. 34496], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:93 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Leiarius perruno (Schultz 1944). Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Distribution: South America: Lake Maracaibo basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

pictus, Bagrus (Sciades) Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:8 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] No locality. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2991. Type catalog: Silfvergrip & Paepke 1997:165 [ref. 24006], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Leiarius pictus (Müller & Troschel 1849) -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:104 [ref. 24147], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:168, 192 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:93 [ref. 35633], Grant 2021:73 [ref. 38702], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:72 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Leiarius pictus (Müller & Troschel 1849). Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

schandia, Silurus Natterer [J.] in Kner 1858:415 [45] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] On p. 45 of separate. Not available, Natterer manuscript name mentioned in passing under Pimelodus multiradiatus. •Species inquirenda in Leiarius, family Pimelodidae -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain. Pimelodidae: Phractocephalinae.