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Genera that contain: Arius [ 44 ] records

Aceroichthys Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:38 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius dioctes Kailola 2000. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Aceroichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Aceroichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Amissidens Kailola [P. J.] 2004:125 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28108] Masc. Arius hainesi Kailola 2000. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Amissidens Kailola 2004 -- (Hoese & Gates 2006:351 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:10 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:638 [ref. 32225]). •Synonym of Neoarius Castelnau 1878 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Synonym of Neoarius Castelnau 1878. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Amphiarius Marceniuk [A. P.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2007:11 [Zootaxa No. 1416; ref. 29031] Masc. Arius rugispinis Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Amphiarius Marceniuk & Menezes 2007 -- (Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:638 [ref. 32225]). •Synonym of Notarius Gill 1863 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Synonym of Notarius Gill 1863. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Ariodes (subgenus of Bagrus) Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:9 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Masc. Bagrus (Ariodes) arenarius Müller & Troschel 1849. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:8 [ref. 393] and 1863:91 [ref. 401]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:66 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Ariodes Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Taylor 1986:212 [ref. 6282]). •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:13 [ref. 29031] with question, Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Ariopsis Gill [T. N.] 1861:56 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] Fem. Arius milberti Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Synonym of Sciades Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:103 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32225]). •Valid as Ariopsis Gill 1861 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:150 [ref. 24550], Acero P. 2003:836 [ref. 26998], Kailola 2004:125 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:351 [ref. 28997], Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:347 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35431], Marceniuk et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Ariopsis Gill 1861. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:53 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Masc. Pimelodus arius Hamilton 1822. Type by absolute tautonymy. See van Oijen et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30423]. Arias is a misspelling. •Valid as Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:60 [ref. 6441], Taylor 1986:153 [ref. 6195], Kailola 1986 [ref. 6312], Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Paxton et al. 1989:218 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:15 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439], Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Lu in Pan et al. 1991:323 [ref. 23876], Allen 1991:49 [ref. 21090], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:564 [ref. 21590], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:184 [ref. 24534], Kailola 1999:1828 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113], Acero P. 2003:835 [ref. 26998], Ng 2003:1 [ref. 27208], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:254 [ref. 31338] as Arias, Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Jayaram 2006:333 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:13 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Vreven & De Vos 2007:573 [ref. 30015], Kimura 2009:33 [ref. 30426], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:638 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:61 [ref. 35805], Marceniuk et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Aspistor Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2763 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Masc. Arius luniscutis Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Should be considered a synonym of Noturius Gill 1863 -- (Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:13 [ref. 28008]). •Valid as Aspistor Jordan & Evermann 1898 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:448 [ref. 27061], Kailola 2004:128 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:21 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:36 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:639 [ref. 32225]). •Synonym of Notarius Gill 1863 -- (Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Synonym of Notarius Gill 1863. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Betancurichthys Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:29 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius madagascariensis Vaillant 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Betancurichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Betancurichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Bleekeriella Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:38 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Fem. Arius leptaspis Bleeker 1862. Type by original designation. •Valid as Bleekeriella Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Bleekeriella Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Brustiarius (subgenus of Arius) Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:388 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Masc. Arius nox Herre 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840, but a valid subgenus Brustiarius as described -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Valid as Brustiarius Herre 1935 -- (Kailola 2004:130 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:34 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:38 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Brustiarius Herre 1935. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Carlarius Marceniuk [A. P.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2007:36 [Zootaxa No. 1416; ref. 29031] Masc. Arius heudelotii Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Carlarius Marceniuk & Menezes 2007 -- (Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:641 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Carlarius Marceniuk & Menezes 2007. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Cathorops (subgenus of Arius) Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:39, 54 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 2 (for 1882); ref. 2475] Masc. Arius hypophthalmus Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert 1883 -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:160 [ref. 14275], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:146 [ref. 24550], Acero P. 2003:836 [ref. 26998], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:449 [ref. 27061], Kailola 2004:131 [ref. 28108], Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2005:46 [ref. 28341], Scharpf 2006:19 [ref. 30386], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:38 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:39 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk 2007:33 [ref. 29324], Marceniuk & Bentancur-R. 2008:25 [ref. 29576], Marceniuk et al. 2009: 245, 280 [ref. 30406], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:77 [ref. 31865], Marceniuk et al. 2012:641 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34763], Marceniuk et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert 1883. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Cephalocassis Bleeker [P.] 1857:473 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 6220] Fem. Arius melanochir Bleeker 1852. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1858:22, 26, 62, 98, 246 [ref. 365]. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:7 [ref. 393]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:83, 216 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Cephalocassis Bleeker 1857 -- (Kailola 1999:1828 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:132 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:46 [ref. 29031] dated 1858, Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:641 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:247 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:30 [ref. 40422] dated 1852). Current status: Valid as Cephalocassis Bleeker 1857. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Chinchaysuyoa Marceniuk [A. P.], Marchena [J.], Oliveira [C.] & Betancur-R. [R.] 2019:364 [Zootaxa 4551 (no. 3); ref. 36489] Fem. Arius labiatus Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation. •Valid as Chinchaysuyoa Marceniuk, Marchena, Oliveira & Betancur-R. 2019 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Chinchaysuyoa Marceniuk, Marchena, Oliveira & Betancur-R. 2019. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Cinetodus Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:32 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 1); ref. 5861] Masc. Arius froggatti Ramsay & Ogilby 1886. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cinetodus Ogilby 1898 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:57 [ref. 21090], Kailola 1999:1832 [ref. 24732], Kailola 2004:133 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:353 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:50 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:642 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cinetodus Ogilby 1898. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Cochlefelis Whitley [G. P.] 1941:8 [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Fem. Arius spatula Ramsay & Ogilby 1886. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cochlefelis Whitley 1941 -- (Allen 1991:58 [ref. 21090], Kailola 2004:134 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:52 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2012:642 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:42 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cochlefelis Whitley 1941. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Cryptarius Kailola [P. J.] 2004:134 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28108] Masc. Arius truncatus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cryptarius Kailola 2004 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:54 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:642 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cryptarius Kailola 2004. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Diplomystax Günther [A.] (ex Duméril) 1864:180 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Masc. Arius papillosus Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. Latinization of "Diplomyste" Duméril 1856, but predated by Bleeker (1858:63 [ref. 365]) as Diplomystes; since Bleeker's Diplomystes is listed in synonymy by Günther, Diplomystax could be regarded as an unjustified emendation. •In the synonymy of Diplomystes Bleeker 1858 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:255 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:165 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Diplomystes Bleeker 1858. Diplomystidae.

Diplomystes Bleeker [P.] (ex Duméril) 1858:63, 68 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Masc. Arius papillosus Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. Also in Bleeker 1862:8 [ref. 393]. •Valid as Diplomystes Bleeker 1858 -- (Arratia 1987 [ref. 5957] type species wrongly Silurus chilensis Molina 1782, Burgess 1989:25 [ref. 12860], Azpelicueta 1994:5 [ref. 22377], Azpelicueta 1994:223 [ref. 22312], Campos et al. 1997:113 [ref. 23248], de Pinna 1998:290 [ref. 23847], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:255 [ref. 27061], Lundberg et al. 2004:71 [ref. 27673], Ferraris 2007:165 [ref. 29155], Muñoz-Ramírez et al. 2014:146 [ref. 33192], Arratia & Quezada-Romegialli 2017:5 [ref. 35155], Muñoz-Ramírez et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40526]). Current status: Valid as Diplomystes Bleeker 1858. Diplomystidae.

Genidens Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:33 [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Masc. Bagrus genidens Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (or by absolute tautonymy). Bagrus genidens renamed G. cuvieri by Castelnau. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Incertae sedis -- (Kailola 2004:144 [ref. 28108]). •Valid as Genidens Castelnau 1855 -- (Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:450 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:63 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:643 [ref. 32225], Birindelli 2014:534 [ref. 33501], Marceniuk et al. 2019:434 [ref. 36658], Marceniuk et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Genidens Castelnau 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Guiritinga Bleeker [P.] 1858:62, 67 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Fem. Pimelodus commersonii Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Netuma Bleeker 1858, but may be valid for South American species -- (Higuchi et al. 1982:3 [ref. 11467]). •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Valid as Guiritinga Bleeker 1858 -- (Kailola 2004:145 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Genidens Castelnau 1855 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:450 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:63 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Genidens Castelnau 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Hemiarius Bleeker [P.] 1862:7, 29 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Masc. Cephalocassis stormii Bleeker 1858. Type by original designation. Dates to part 6 (26 Nov. 1862); Pl. 100 dates to part 9 (before 8 Oct. 1863). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:392 [ref. 391] as name only and in Bleeker 1863:90 [ref. 401]. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hemiarius Bleeker 1862 -- (Kailola 2004:136 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:353 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:67 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:44 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:643 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:32 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Hemiarius Bleeker 1862. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Hexanematichthys Bleeker [P.] 1858:2 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5 (art. 7); ref. 364] Masc. Bagrus sondaicus Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. Also in Bleeker 1858:24 et seq., 61, 126 [ref. 365]; earliest publication in 1858 not established. See van Oijen et al. 2009:110 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Sciades (Müller & Troschel 1849) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:103 [ref. 29031] with wrong type species). •Valid as Hexanematichthys Bleeker 1858 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:451 [ref. 27061], Kailola 2004:137 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:353 [ref. 28997], Ferraris 2007:45 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Hexanematichthys Bleeker 1858. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Jayaramichthys Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:34 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius leptonotacanthus Bleeker 1849. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Jayaramichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Jayaramichthys Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Leiarius Bleeker [P.] 1862:10 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Masc. Arius? longibarbis Castelnau 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Apparently not treated by Ferraris 2007 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Leiarius Bleeker 1862 -- (Stewart 1986:667 [ref. 5211], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860] but as Müller & Troschel 1849 and with type as pictus). [A. pictus apparently is the same as longibarbis, however.] •Valid as Leiarius Bleeker 1862 -- (Lundberg et al. 1991:842 [ref. 19175], de Pinna 1998:315 [ref. 23847], Britski et al. 1999:104 [ref. 24147], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:437 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:334 [ref. 29155], Lundberg et al. 2011:169 [ref. 31593], Grant 2021:70 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Leiarius Bleeker 1862. Pimelodidae.

Megalosciades Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:3 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius augustus Roberts 1978. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Megalosciades Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Megalosciades Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Melanodactylus Bleeker [P.] 1858:60, 65 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Masc. Arius acutivelis Valenciennes 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:9 [ref. 393] and Bleeker 1863:95 [ref. 401]. Type not Pimelodus nigrodigitatus Lacepède since original description mentioned only acutivelis and cous by name. •Synonym of Chrysichthys Bleeker 1858 -- (Mo 1991:147 [ref. 19952] but with wrong type). •Synonym of Chrysichthys Bleeker 1858, but a valid subgenus Melanodactylus -- (Risch in Lévêque et al. 1992:403, 420 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:155 [ref. 29155], Geerinckx et al. 2007:619 [ref. 30028]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysichthys Bleeker 1858. Claroteidae.

Nemapteryx Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:3, 10 [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 9 (pt 1); ref. 3285] Fem. Arius stirlingi Ogilby 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Nemapteryx Ogilby 1908 -- (Kailola 2004:139 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:354 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:74 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:46 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:34 [ref. 30426], Marceniuk et al. 2012:644 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Nemapteryx Ogilby 1908. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Neoarius Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:237 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 761] 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.

Netuma Bleeker [P.] 1858:62, 67, 93 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Fem. Bagrus netuma Valenciennes 1840. Type by absolute tautonymy. Also appeared on p. 23 et seq. Type apparently by tautonymy in ref. 365, not N. thalassina = Netuma nasuta as designated by Bleeker 1862:7 [ref. 393]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30423]. Kottelat dates to 1858g:415 to July, which would change the type to nasutus. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 based on current placement of type species. •Valid as Netuma Bleeker 1858 -- (Higuchi et al. 1982:3 [ref. 11467], Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:85 [ref. 14235], Taylor 1986:158 [ref. 6195], Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:354 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:78 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:35 [ref. 30426], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:643 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:36 [ref. 36273], Takahashi et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37057], Marceniuk et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Netuma Bleeker 1858. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Notarius Gill [T. N.] 1863:171 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1681] Masc. Arius grandicassis Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hemiarius Bleeker 1862 -- (Kailola 2004:136 [ref. 28108]v, Kottelat 2013:248 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Notarius Gill 1863 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:452 [ref. 27061], Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2004:1 [ref. 28008], Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2006:47 [ref. 28736], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:81 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:644 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al 2017:274 [ref. 35197], Marceniuk et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Notarius Gill 1863. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Occidentarius Betancur-R. [R.] & Acero P. [A.] in Betancur-R., Acero P., Bermingham & Cooke 2007:349 [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 45; ref. 29268] Masc. Arius platypogon Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Occidentarius Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2007:349 [ref. 29268] -- (Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:645 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Occidentarius Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2007. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Osteogeneiosus Bleeker [P.] 1846:173 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 5872] Masc. Arius militaris Valenciennes 1840 (= Silurus militaris Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Also in Bleeker 1847:49 [ref. 313]. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:8 [ref. 393] and 1863:93 [ref. 401]. Osteogeniosus Günther 1864:181 [ref. 1974] apparently is an unjustified emendation; spelled Ostogeneiosus by Jordan 1919:278 [ref. 2410]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Osteogeneiosus Bleeker 1846 -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800], Jayaram 1981:278 [ref. 6497] and Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860] as Ostogeniosus and type as macrocephalus Bleeker, Ataur Rahman 1989:229 [ref. 24860] as Osteogeniosus, Kottelat 1985:271 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:15 [ref. 13605], Kailola 1999:1834 [ref. 24732], Ataur Rahman 2003:252 [ref. 31338], Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Jayaram 2006:327 [ref. 28762], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:85 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:639 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989], Marceniuk et al. 2023:36 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Osteogeneiosus Bleeker 1846. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Pachyula Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:33 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 1); ref. 5861] Fem. Hemipimelodus crassilabris Ramsay & Ogilby 1886. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Pachyula and Cinetodus were published in the same paper; first reviser selection of Cinetodus over Pachyula not discused by Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Cinetodus Ogilby 1898 -- (Kailola 2004:133 [ref. 28108], Ferraris 2007:42 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Pachyula Ogilby 1898 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:88 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:642 [ref. 32225], Marceniuk et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Pachyula Ogilby 1898. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Papuarius Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:48 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius latirostris Macleay 1883. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Papuarius Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Papuarius Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Paracinetodus Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:46 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius carinatus Weber 1913. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Paracinetodus Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Paracinetodus Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Paragenidens Marceniuk [A. P.], Ingenito [L. F. S.], Lima [F. C. T.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Oliveira [C.] 2019:427 [Zootaxa 4586 (no. 3); ref. 36658] Masc. Arius grandoculis Steindachner 1877. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Paragenidens Marceniuk, Ingenito, Lima, Gasparini & Oliveira 2019 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Paragenidens Marceniuk, Ingenito, Lima, Gasparini & Oliveira 2019. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Pararius (subgenus of Tachysurus) Whitley [G. P.] 1940:409 [Australian Zoologist v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 4699] Masc. Arius proximus Ogilby 1898. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Brustiarius Herre 1935 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:34 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma Bleeker 1858 -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Ferraris 2007:48 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:249 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Pararius Whitley 1940 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2023:47 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Pararius Whitley 1940. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Plicofollis Kailola [P. J.] 2004:141 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20; ref. 28108] Masc. Arius argyropleuron Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. Spelled Plicofolis in Zoological Record for 2005. •Valid as Plicofollis Kailola 2004 -- (Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:89 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:51 [ref. 29155], Kimura 2009:35 [ref. 30426], Marceniuk & Birindelli 2010:61 [ref. 30960], Marceniuk et al. 2012:645 [ref. 32225], Kottelat 2013:250 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35490], Marceniuk et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35522], Fricke et al. 2018:62 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:37 [ref. 36273], Marceniuk et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Plicofollis Kailola 2004. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Precathorops (subgenus of Cathorops) Betancur-R. [R.] & Acero P. [A.] in Betancur-R., Acero P., Bermingham & Cooke 2007:349 [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 45; ref. 29268] Masc. Arius dasycephalus Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert 1883, but a valid subgenus Precathorops as described -- (Marceniuk et al. 2012:641 [ref. 32225]). Current status: Synonym of Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert 1883. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Pseudarius Bleeker [P.] 1862:8 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Masc. Pimelodus arius Hamilton 1822. Type by original designation. Dates to and type designated on p. 8 (in part 6), three species included in plates 49-51 (also part 6) and three included on p. 36 (part 7 in 1863). •Objective synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Taylor 1986:153 [ref. 6195], Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337], Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:447 [ref. 27061], Kailola 2004:126 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:13 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:245 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Pseudosciades Marceniuk [A. P.], Oliveira [C.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2023:37 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 200 (no. 2); ref. 40422] Masc. Arius sona Hamilton 1822. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Pseudosciades Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Current status: Valid as Pseudosciades Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris 2023. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Selenaspis Bleeker [P.] 1858:62, 66 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Fem. Silurus herzbergii Bloch 1794. Type by subsequent designation. Six included species, three with question; earliest type designation found is Jordan & Evermann 1896:119 [ref. 2443]. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (authors). •Valid as Selenaspis Bleeker 1858 -- (Acero P. 2003:833 [ref. 26998]). •Synonym of Hexanematichthys Bleeker 1858 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:451 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Sciades Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Kailola 2004:143 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:103 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:53 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:347 [ref. 29268]). Current status: Synonym of Sciades Müller & Troschel 1849. Ariidae: Ariinae.

Tachysurus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:150 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Masc. Tachysurus sinensis Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. Spelled Tachisurus by Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890:41 [ref. 12251]. •Valid as Trachysurus Lacepède 1803 in Ariidae -- (Jayaram 1981:278 [ref. 6497]). •Status uncertain, not an ariid (Taylor 1986:211 [ref. 6195]). •Valid as Trachysurus Lacepède 1803 in Tachysuridae -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:231 [ref. 24860]). •Nomen dubium in Bagridae -- (Kailola 2004:144 [ref. 28108] on pers. communications). •Synonym of Arius Valencies 1840 on unidentifiable type species -- (Jayaram 2006:333 [ref. 28762], Grant 2020:27 [ref. 37638]). •Genus Inquirendum in Siluriformes -- (Ferraris 2007:431 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Galeichthys Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kulongowski 2010:11 [ref. 30940]). •Valid as Tachysurus Lacepède 1803 in Bagridae -- (Ng & Kottelat 2007:35 [ref. 29362], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:340 [ref. 30085], Ng & Kottelat 2008:154 [ref. 29873], Ng 2009:16 [ref. 30544], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:105 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:671 [ref. 34853], Grant 2020:32 [ref. 37638], Cheng et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38402], Shao et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38776], Shao & Zhang 2022:1 [ref. 39199]). Current status: Valid as Tachysurus Lacepède 1803. Bagridae.


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