elatturus, Arius Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:45 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 2 (for 1882); ref. 2475] Panama. Syntypes: USNM 29408 (1, missing), 30995 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:7 [ref. 19771] dated 1882, Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155]. Aarius elatturus and Arius insculptus were described in the same paper; according to Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155], Bentancur-R. & Acero P. serve as first reviser. See Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155] for comments on lack of a holotype. •Synonym of Arius kessleri Steindachner 1876 -- (Kailola & Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:869 [ref. 22829]). •Probable synonym of Arius kessleri Steindachner 1876 -- (Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002:136 [ref. 26190]). •Synonym of Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner 1876) -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:451 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Aspistor kessleri (Steindachner 1876) -- (Kailola 2004:128 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Notarius kessleri (Steindachner 1876) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:83 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Notarius insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert 1883) -- (Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:7 [ref. 28008], Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Notarius insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert 1883). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.