leptaspis, Hexanematichthys Bleeker [P.] 1862:27, [Pl. 65] [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Southwestern New Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3060. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155]. Text published in 1862, Pl. 65 published in 1863. Also appeared in Bleeker 1863:70 [ref. 17010]. •Valid as Arius leptaspis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Roberts 1978:32 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:219 [ref. 12442], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Allen 1991:53 [ref. 21090], Kailola 1999:1851 [ref. 24732], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen et al. 2000:44 [ref. 27467], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:72 [ref. 25930]). •Valid as Ariopsis leptaspis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:352 [ref. 28997]). •Synonym of Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 2004:137 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Sciades leptaspis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:108 [ref. 29031], Allen et al. 2008:59 [ref. 30265], Marceniuk et al. 2012:668 [ref. 32225]). •Valid as Neoarius leptaspis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155], Pusey et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35250]). •Valid as Bleekeriella leptaspis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Bleekeriella leptaspis (Bleeker 1862). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Northern Australia and New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: brackish, marine.