spatula, Arius Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:15 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 14464] Strickland River, New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS B.9937. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius spatula Ramsay & Ogilby 1886 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Allen et al. 2000:46 [ref. 27467]). •Valid as Cochlefelis spatula (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886) -- (Roberts 1978:44 [ref. 8886], Allen 1991:58 [ref. 21090], Kailola 2004:134 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:54 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155], Allen et al. 2008:49 [ref. 30265], Marceniuk et al. 2012:642 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:42 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cochlefelis spatula (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.