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.