proximus, Arius Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:280 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 3); ref. 3276] Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.25691-001 [ex MAMU F.1174]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius proximus Ogilby 1898 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Larson & Williams 1997:348 [ref. 23967], Kailola 1999:1861 [ref. 24732], Johnson 1999:723 [ref. 25471], Kailola 2000:138 [ref. 25113], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Netuma proximus (Ogilby 1898) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:354 [ref. 28997]). •Valid as Brustiarius proximus (Ogilby 1898) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:35 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:665 [ref. 32225]). •Valid as Netuma proxima (Ogilby 1898) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155], Larson et al. 2013:40 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989], Pusey et al. 2017:25 [ref. 35250]). •Valid as Pararius proximus (Ogilby 1898) -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:47 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Pararius proximus (Ogilby 1898). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.