parkii, Arius Günther [A.] 1864:154, Fig. [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Lagos, Nigeria. Lectotype: BMNH 1865.7.4.4. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1847.4.4.26 (1) Niger, BMNH 1852.9.13.117 (1) Niger. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Taylor 1986 [ref. 6195]. •Valid as Arius parkii Günther 1864 -- (Taylor 1986:156 [ref. 6195], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Taylor 1990:231, 232 [ref. 14194] with BMNH 1952.9.13.47 as another species, Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:568 [ref. 21590], Golani & Sonin 1996:2 [ref. 22790], Golani 2005:20 [ref. 37112], Zenetos et al. 2010:411 [ref. 31201]). •Mention -- (Kailola 2004:146 [ref. 28108], Golani 2021:21 [ref. 38303]). •Incertae sedis in Ariidae -- (Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Carlarius parkii (Günther 1864) -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:38 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:667 [ref. 32225], Acero P. & Betancur-R. 2016:1748 [ref. 34564], Kovačić et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:153 [ref. 39448], Marceniuk et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Carlarius parkii (Günther 1864). Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Eastern Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola. Habitat: brackish, marine.