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Ariidae Bleeker, 1858

AphiaID

154659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154659)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siluriformes

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Subfamily Ariinae Bleeker, 1858
1. Genus Amissidens Kailola, 2004
2. Genus Amphiarius Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007
3. Genus Arius Valenciennes, 1840
4. Genus Aspistor Jordan & Evermann, 1898
5. Genus Batrachocephalus Bleeker, 1846
6. Genus Carlarius Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007
7. Genus Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
8. Genus Cephalocassis Bleeker, 1857
9. Genus Chinchaysuyoa Marceniuk, Marchena, Oliveira & Betancur-R., 2019
10. Genus Cinetodus Ogilby, 1898
11. Genus Cochlefelis Whitley, 1941
12. Genus Cryptarius Kailola, 2004
13. Genus Genidens Castelnau, 1855
14. Genus Hemiarius Bleeker, 1862
15. Genus Hexanematichthys Bleeker, 1858
16. Genus Ketengus Bleeker, 1847
17. Genus Nedystoma Ogilby, 1898
18. Genus Nemapteryx Ogilby, 1908
19. Genus Neoarius Castelnau, 1878
20. Genus Netuma Bleeker, 1858
21. Genus Notarius Gill, 1863
22. Genus Occidentarius Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2007
23. Genus Osteogeneiosus Bleeker, 1846
24. Genus Pararius Whitley, 1940
25. Genus Plicofollis Kailola, 2004
26. Genus Potamarius Hubbs & Miller, 1960
27. Genus Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
28. Genus Arias accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840 (misspelling)
29. Genus Ariodes Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
30. Genus Arium accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840 (misspelling)
31. Genus Doiichthys Weber, 1913 accepted as Nedystoma Ogilby, 1898
32. Genus Hemiarias accepted as Hemiarius Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
33. Genus Hemipimelodus Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Cephalocassis Bleeker, 1857
34. Genus Ktengus accepted as Ketengus Bleeker, 1847 (misspelling)
35. Genus Leptarius Gill, 1863 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
36. Genus Netuna accepted as Netuma Bleeker, 1858 (misspelling)
37. Genus Osteogeniosus Günther, 1864 accepted as Osteogeneiosus Bleeker, 1846 (unjustified emendation )
38. Genus Pseudarius Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
39. Genus Sciadeops Fowler, 1944 accepted as Notarius Gill, 1863
40. Genus Septobranchus Hardenberg, 1941 accepted as Cinetodus Ogilby, 1898
41. Genus Tetranesodon Weber, 1913 accepted as Cinetodus Ogilby, 1898
Subfamily Bagreinae Schultz, 1944
1. Genus Bagre Cloquet, 1816
2. Genus Aelurichthys accepted as Ailurichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
3. Genus Anemanotus Fowler, 1944 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
4. Genus Paradiplomystes Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Subfamily Galeichthyinae Acero & Betancur-R., 2007
1. Genus Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
2. Genus Galeichtys accepted as Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840 (misspelling)
Genus Ailurichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Ariopsis Gill, 1861 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849 (synonym)
Genus Selenapsis accepted as Selenaspis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849 (misspelling)
Genus Selenaspis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Chiefly marine; occasionally freshwater. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Forked caudal fin. Adipose fin...

Description Chiefly marine; occasionally freshwater. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Forked caudal fin. Adipose fin present. Barbels usually 3 pairs. Nasal barbels absent. Bony plates present on head and near dorsal fin. A leading spine in both pectoral and dorsal fins. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ariidae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154659 on 2025-04-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-19 07:59:47Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]