Neoarius Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:237 Masc. Arius curtisii Castelnau 1878. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:219 [ref. 12442] based on placement of type species, Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Ariopsis Gill 1861 -- (Kailola 2004:125 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Neoarius Castelnau 1878 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:75 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:47 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Morgan 2011:10 [ref. 31262], Marceniuk et al. 2012:644 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Neoarius Castelnau 1878. Ariidae: Ariinae.