falcarius, Arius Richardson [J.] 1845:134, Pl. 62 (figs. 7-9) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Canton, China. Possible syntypes: (2) BMNH 2005.9.12.2 (1), 2005.9.12.1 (1, half skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:210 [ref. 11606]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Arius sinensis Valenciennes 1844 -- (Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:171 [ref. 26639] dated 1844, Lu in Pan et al. 1991:323 [ref. 23876], Cheng & Zhou 1997:204 [ref. 26385], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:184 [ref. 24534]). •Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kailola 1999:1840 [ref. 24732], Kottelat 2001:56 [ref. 25482], Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:15 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:34 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:246 [ref. 32989], Kailola 2022:186 [ref. 39697]). Current status: Synonym of Arius arius (Hamilton 1822). Ariidae: Ariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.