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Species in the genus Potamosilurus: [ 7 ] records


aaldereni, Hemipimelodus Hardenberg [J. D. F.] 1936:367 [Treubia, Buitenzorg v. 15 (pt 4); ref. 13699] Middle course of Digul River, southern New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ZMA 110782. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:53 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Hemipimelodus macrorhynchus Weber 1913 -- (Desoutter 1977:13 [ref. 20628], Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860] with question). •Synonym of cf. Arius macrorhynchus (Weber 1913) -- (Kailola 2004:146 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber 1913) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Hemipimelodus macrorhynchus Weber 1913 as incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber 1913). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

coatesi, Arius Kailola [P. J.] 1990:18, Fig. 5 [Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 34; ref. 19337] Market at Angoram, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: AMS I.25405-001. Paratypes: AMS I.25405-002 (1); KFRS F03995 (1, not found), FO4108 (1, missing 2/03); QM I.21673 (1); WAM P.28221-001 (3, not 4). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:8 [ref. 19335], Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155], Moore et al. 2008:7 [ref. 30117]. Specimens not found in KFRS (Pogonoski, Appleyard & White, pers. comm. 9/18/2016). •Valid as Arius coatesi Kailola 1990 -- (Allen & Coates 1990:57 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:52 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:298 [ref. 21400], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113]). •Valid as Ariopsis coatesi (Kailola 1990) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Neoarius coatesi (Kailola 1990) -- (Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Potamosilurus coatesi (Kailola 1990) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:101 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2023:48 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Potamosilurus coatesi (Kailola 1990). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

macrorhynchus, Hemipimelodus Weber [M.] 1913:549, Fig. 27 [Süsswasserfische aus Niederländisch Süd- und Nord-Neu-Guinea v. 9 (livr. 4); ref. 4603] Lorentz River, van Weelskamp, Bivak River and Alkmaar, New Guinea. Syntypes: ZMA 111085-86 (2, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:53 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemipimelodus macrorhynchus Weber 1913 -- (Desoutter 1977:13 [ref. 20628], Roberts 1978:39 [ref. 8886], Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius macrorhynchus (Weber 1913) -- (Kailola 1990:23, 24 [ref. 19337], Allen 1991:54 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:45 [ref. 27467]). •Valid as incertae sedis, cf. Arius macrorhynchus (Weber 1913) -- (Kailola 2004:146 [ref. 28108]). •Incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber 1913) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031], Allen et al. 2008:57 [ref. 30265], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:48 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber 1913). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

papillifer, Hemipimelodus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:390 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Sepik River at Timbunke, New Guinea. Holotype: FMNH 17211. Paratypes: FMNH 17212 (1), CAS-SU 24453 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:41 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:45 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemipimelodus papillifer Herre 1935 -- (Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Arius velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Kailola 1990:23 [ref. 19337], Allen & Coates 1990:62 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:56 [ref. 21090]). •Synonym of Ariopsis velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Neoarius velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031]). Current status: Synonym of Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber 1907). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

robertsi, Arius Kailola [P. J.] 1990:24 [Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 34; ref. 19337] Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155] -- for types see taylori Roberts. Replacement name for Hemipimelodus taylori Roberts 1978:40 [ref. 8886], secondarily preoccupied by Arius taylori Hildebrand 1925. See account of Hemipimelodus taylori Roberts 1978. But taylori resurected by Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155] on Art. 59.4. •Valid as Ariopsis robertsi (Kailola 1990) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Neoarius taylori (Roberts 1978) -- (Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Potamosilurus robertsi (Kailola 1990) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031], Allen et al. 2008:59 [ref. 30265], Marceniuk et al. 2023:48 [ref. 40422]). •Synonym of Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts 1978). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts 1978). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

taylori, Hemipimelodus Roberts [T. R.] 1978:40, Figs. 19, 20h [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Upper Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 6°46'48"S, 141°36'36"E. Holotype: AMS 27087-001 [ex USNM 217076]. Paratypes: KFRS F.4682.01 [ex USNM 217077] (1), USNM 217077 (2, now 1, 1 exchanged to KFRS). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:8 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Arius taylori Hildebrand 1925, replaced by Arius robertsi Kailola 1990:24 [ref. 19337]. Resurrected by Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155] on the basis of Art. 59.4. •Valid as Hemipimelodus taylori Roberts 1978 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius taylori (Roberts 1978) -- (Allen 1991:55 [ref. 21090], Kailola 1990:23, 24 [ref. 19337], Allen et al. 2000:47 [ref. 27467]). •Synonym of Ariopsis robertsi (Kailola 1990) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Potamosilurus robertsi (Kailola 1990) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031], Allen et al. 2008:58 [ref. 30265]). •Valid as Neoarius taylori (Roberts 1978) -- (Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts 1978). Current status: Valid as Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts 1978). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Fly River system, New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

velutinus, Hemipimelodus Weber [M.] 1907:225 [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Lake Sentani and mouth of Tami and Tawarin rivers, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (31) AMNH 9478 (1), FMNH 52392 [ex CM 648] (1), NMW 8222-23 (1, 1), RMNH 8001 [ex ZMA] (1), ZMA 112654-56 (3, 6, 12). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:53 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:45 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemipimelodus velutinus Weber 1907 -- (Desoutter 1977:11 [ref. 20628], Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Kailola 1990:23 [ref. 19337], Allen & Coates 1990:62 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:56 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:298 [ref. 21400], Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113]). •Valid as Ariopsis velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108] dated 1908). •Valid as Neoarius velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber 1907) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:102 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:48 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber 1907). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: New Guinea: Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya. Habitat: freshwater.


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