cookei, Arius Acero P. [A.] & Betancur-R. [R.] 2002:134, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26190] 7 kilometers from the mouth of Río Santa María, París, Herrera, Panama, 8°09'N, 80°33'W. Holotype: INVEMAR-PEC 3752. Paratypes: ICNMHN 5721 (1); INVEMAR-PEC 3753 (1); UCR 314-3 (1), 1518-2 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155], Angulo et al. 2015:378 [ref. 35212], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:41 [ref. 36127]. •Valid as Arius cookei Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as ?Aspistor cookei Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002 -- (Kailola 2004:128 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002) -- (Bentancur-R. & Acero P. 2006:54 [ref. 28736], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:82 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:50 [ref. 29155], Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2006:215 [ref. 29186], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Angulo et al. 2013:993 [ref. 33194], Marceniuk et al. 2017:276 [ref. 35197], Marceniuk et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2002). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Pacific coastal rivers and estuaries from Costa Rica to Colombia: Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. Habitat: brackish, marine.