insculptus, Arius Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:41 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 2 (for 1882); ref. 2475] Panama (Pacific). Syntypes: USNM 29415 (1), 30977 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:7 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:7 [ref. 28008], but that is not accepted (see Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Arius kessleri Steindachner 1877 -- (Kailola & Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:869 [ref. 22829]). •Probable synonym of Arius kessleri Steindachner 1877 -- (Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002:136 [ref. 26190]). •Synonym of Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner 1877) -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:451 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Ariopsis insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert 1883) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Notarius insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert 1883) -- (Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:7 [ref. 28008], Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2006:54 [ref. 28736], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:83 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Barriga Salazar 2014:115 [ref. 35745], Marceniuk et al. 2017:276 [ref. 35197], Marceniuk et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Notarius insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert 1883). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Panama to Ecuador. Habitat: brackish, marine.