pectoralis, Arius Kailola [P. J.] 2000:133, Figs. 5-6 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 16; ref. 25113] Chapman River, Queensland, 14°56'S, 141°38'E, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.27415-001. Paratypes: CSIRO A 3608-10 (1, 1, 1), H 4937-02 (1), H 5174-07 (4); NTM S.10235-001 (1), S.10254-001 (2), S.10319-003 (1), S.13004-001 (1), S.11507-004 (1); QM I.14917 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Ariopsis pectoralis (Kailola 2000) -- (Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:352 [ref. 28997]). •Valid as Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola 2000) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:77 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155], Larson et al. 2013:40 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:25 [ref. 35250], Marceniuk et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola 2000). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Southern New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.