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Species in the genus Plicofollis: [ 23 ] records


acutus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:41 [167] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1863.12.4.67 (1), RMNH 15975 (2), SMNS 10566 (4). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:7 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:13 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:41 [ref. 313]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:72 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Arius argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

argyropleuron, Arius Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:104 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3041. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:65 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius argyropleuron Valenciennes 1840 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:218 [ref. 12442], Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:79 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:243 [ref. 23210], Larson & Williams 1997:348 [ref. 23967], Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732] as "Arius", Tan & Ng 1999:295 [ref. 24254], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122] as "Arius", Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208]). •Valid as Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Larson et al. 2013:40 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:45 [ref. 34464], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:24 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35490], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422], Johari et al. 2025:454 [ref. 42337]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific/South and southeast Asia; southern New Guinea and northern Australia: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

belangerii, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:71 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Mumbai, India. Holotype: MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:54 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:54 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989] with question, Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Endruweit 2025:182 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

broadbenti, Tachysurus Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:8 [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 9 (pt 1); ref. 3285] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.9745-46 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius broadbenti (Ogilby 1908) -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Arius macrocephalus Bleeker 1846 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of "Arius" argyropleuron Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

colcloughi, Hemipimelodus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:7 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Crocker Island, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1538 [ex AFAQ 993]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemipimelodus colcloughi Ogilby 1910 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Arius argyropleuron Valenciennes 1840 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:218 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:348 [ref. 23967], Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732] as "Arius"). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Larson et al. 2013:40 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

crossocheilos, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:46 [172] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6894 (1 or more of 3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:46 [ref. 313]. See acount of Arius tonggol for first reviser information provided by Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus crossocheilos (Bleeker 1846) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius crossocheilos Bleeker 1846 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860] as crossocheilus, Kailola 1999:1844 [ref. 24732] as "Arius" crossocheilus, Tan & Ng 1999:296 [ref. 24254], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122] as "Arius" crossocheilus, Ng 2003:2 [ref. 27208] as crossocheilus, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Plicofollis crossocheilos (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422]). •Synonym of Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker 1846) -- (Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker 1846). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dussumieri, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:84 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Malabar, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9401. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:6 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Ariodes dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Taylor 1986:212 [ref. 6282]). •Valid as Arius dussumieri Valenciennes 1840 -- (Taylor 1986:154 [ref. 6195], Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Carpenter et al. 1997:121 [ref. 23922], Kailola 1999:1847 [ref. 24732] as "Arius", Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:239 [ref. 24754], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122] as "Arius", Ng 2003:2 [ref. 27208], Ng & Sparks 2003:4 [ref. 27207], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:667 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:250 [reg. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34104], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Fricke et al. 2018:62 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:37 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:310 [ref. 37272], Kailola 2022:197 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422], Endruweit 2025:182 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Indonesia and Thailand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

goniaspis, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1857:44 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 9); ref. 359] Priaman, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1863.12.4.159 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius goniaspis Bleeker 1857 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Tan & Ng 1999:296 [ref. 24254]). •Probable synonym of "Arius" dussumieri Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1999:1847 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:250 [reg. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Endruweit 2025:182 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hamiltonis, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:291 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 3 (2); ref. 19349] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6895 (some of 12). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1846:47 [ref. 313]. •Synonym of "Arius" argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

kirkii, Arius Günther [A.] 1864:163, Fig. [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Shupanga, Zambezi River. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.1.9.54 (skin). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], •Synonym of Arius dussumieri Valenciennes 1840 -- (Taylor 1986:154 [ref. 6195], Kailola 1999:1847 [ref. 24732] as "Arius"). •Synonym of Ariodes dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Taylor 1986:212 [ref. 6282]). •Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:250 [reg. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Kailola 2022:197 [ref. 39697]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

layardi, Arius Günther [A.] 1866:474 [2], Pl. 15 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 18 (no. 108); ref. 18186] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1866.7.12.12. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. On p. 2 of separate. •Probable synonym of "Arius" argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Questionably the same as Plicofollis tenuispinis (Day 1877) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:96 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Coad 2010:224 [ref. 36620], Kottelat 2013:250 [reg. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34104], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Ali et al. 2018:312 [ref. 36183], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Kailola 2022:197 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to Myanmar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

leiotetocephalus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:292 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 3 (2); ref. 19349] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 5277 (1), 16011 (5); SMNS 817et (2). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:8 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:13 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1846:48 [ref. 313]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:74 [ref. 30423] as leiocephalus. •Valid as Arius leiotetocephalus Bleeker 1846 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Chen et al. 1997:23 [ref. 26476] dated 1865, Dai in Chu et al. 1999:186 [ref. 24534], Nakabo 2000:281 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:281 [ref. 26001]). •Synonym of "Arius" nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1858 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:93 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

macrocephalus, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:40 [167] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.78 (1), RMNH 6896 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:40 [ref. 313]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:70 [ref. 30423]. •Doubtful status -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •See Kailola 1999:1879 [ref. 24732]. •Valid as Arius macrocephalus Bleeker 1846 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:219 [ref. 12442], Johnson 1999:723 [ref. 25471]). •Synonym of "Arius" argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

magatensis, Arius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1926:396, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 31 (no. 3); ref. 10951] Magat River, at Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (6) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Plicofollis -- (Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Arius magatensis Herre 1926 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Plicofollis magatensis (Herre 1926) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:93 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Jamandre 2023:174 [ref. 40455], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis magatensis (Herre 1926). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

meyenii, Bagrus (Ariodes) Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:9 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Locality unknown. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3002 (stuffed). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of "Arius" nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1858 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:93 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nella, Pimelodus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:162 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Vizagapatam, India. Holotype: not saved. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. Original as Pimelodus? nella. •Valid as Tachysurus nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Kailola 1999:1858 [ref. 24732] as "Arius", Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122] as "Arius", Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208]). •Valid as Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:356 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:93 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:35 [ref. 30426], Marceniuk et al. 2012:667 [ref. 32225], Larson et al. 2013:41 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36460], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:229 [ref. 42208], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Marceniuk et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40422], Johari et al. 2025:454 [ref. 42337], Lin et al. 2025:89 [ref. 42228]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: east coast of India and Bangladesh east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Vietnam and Taiwan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

platystomus, Arius Day [F.] 1877:464, Pl. 107 (fig. 3) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Canara, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 1306. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Tachysurus platystomus (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius platystomus Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:703 [ref. 20764], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Jayaram 2006:345 [ref. 28762], Kailola 2022:189 [ref. 39697]). •Valid as Plicofollis platystomus (Day 1877) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:93 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225], Psomadakis et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34104], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:311 [ref. 37272], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis platystomus (Day 1877). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to Myanmar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

polystaphylodon, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:46 [172] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.12.4.98 (poor condition). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:46 [ref. 313]. Identifiactions from east Africa probably in error (see Ng & Sparks 2003:16 [ref. 27207]). See van Oijen et al. 2009:76 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius polystaphylodon Bleeker 1846 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Tan & Ng 1999:296 [ref. 24254], Kailola 1999:1860 [ref. 24732] as "Arius", Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122] as "Arius", Ng 2003:2 [ref. 27208], Ng & Sparks 2003:16 [ref. 27207]). •Valid as Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:95 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Fricke et al. 2018:62 [ref. 35805], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker 1846). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific/Africa, south and southeast Asia and southern New Guinea: Mozambique and Madagascar; Indonesia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

satparanus, Arius Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1916:430, Figs. 6-8 [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15053] Channel between Satpara and Barnikuda, Chilka Lake, Orissa, India. Holotype: ZSI F8784/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:125 [ref. 20743], Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus satparanus Chaudhuri 1916 -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius satparanus Chaudhuri 1916 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:706 [ref. 20764]). •Probable synonym of "Arius" argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius tenuispinis Day 1877 -- (Jayaram 2006:349 [ref. 28762]). •Synonym of Plicofilis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031] with Kuhl & van Hasselt as authors in main heading). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

schlegeli, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1863:146 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 396] Amoy, China. Syntypes: (2) ?AMS B.8123 [from Day] (1) Amoy. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]. See Kailola 1999:1839 [ref. 24732]. •Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031], Kottelat 2013:250 [reg. 32989]). •Species inquirenda in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes 1840). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Southeastern China. Habitat: brackish, marine.

tenuispinis, Arius Day [F.] 1877:466, Pl. 107 (fig. 5) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Mumbai, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI F482. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus tenuispinis (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:49 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Arius tenuispinis Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:705 [ref. 20764], Randall 1995:75 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:160 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:122 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Jayaram 2006:349 [ref. 28762]). •Synonym of Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Plicofollis layardi (Günther 1866) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Plicofollis tenuispinis (Day 1877) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:96 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225], Eagderi et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37020], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis tenuispinis (Day 1877). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to western Malaya (Malaysia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

tonggol, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1846:292 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 3 (2); ref. 19349] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.4.56 (1), RMNH 6894 (1 or more of 3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1846:48 [ref. 313]. See Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155] for discussion of first reviser action resulting in tonggol being accepted over crossocheilos. See van Oijen et al. 2009:68 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of "Arius" crossocheilus Bleeker 1846 -- (Kailola 1999:1844 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Plicofollis crossocheilos (Bleeker 1846) -- (Kailola 2004:142 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:92 [ref. 29031]). •Valid as Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker 1846) -- (Ferraris 2007:52 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[4] [ref. 35522], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 8 [ref. 38321], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:71 [ref. 41223], Kailola 2022:198 [ref. 39697], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker 1846). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines. Habitat: brackish, marine.

yeni, Leiocassis Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2006:621, Fig. 44 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Giao Thiên, Giao Thuy, Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh. Paratypes: (4) in NCNTTS I, Back Ninh; (3) in Univ. Su Pham, Ha Noi. •Species inquirenda as Tachysurus yeni (Nguyen & Nguyen 2006) -- (Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Endruweit 2025:182 [ref. 42401] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes 1840). Bagridae. Distribution: River Hông Giao Thuy, Nam Dinh (North), Rivers Huong, Thu Bôn, Trà Khúc and Côn (South and Central), Vietnam [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.


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