festae, Arius Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:5 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 13 (no. 329); ref. 14677] Narrangal [Naranjal], western Ecuador. Holotype (unique): MZUT 1479. Type catalog: Tortonese 1940:136 [ref. 21559], Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius festae Boulenger 1898 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:33 [ref. 37559]). •Status uncertain -- (Kailola & Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:866 [ref. 22829]). •Species inquirenda in Ariridae -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:453 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:56 [ref. 29155]). •In genus of Cathorops -- (Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:13 [ref. 28008]). •Species inquirenda in Cathorops -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:46 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2009:274 [ref. 30406]). •Valid as Cathorops festae (Boulenger 1898) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34763], Marceniuk et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cathorops festae (Boulenger 1898). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: South America: Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: brackish, marine.