melanochir, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1852:590 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6892. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863.12.4.68 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:87 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius melanochir Bleeker 1852 -- (Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Tan & Ng 1999:297 [ref. 24254], Ng 2003:2 [ref. 27208]). •Valid as Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kailola 2004:133 [ref. 28108], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:163 [ref. 28284], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:50 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:666 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.