Arius (fish)
| Arius | |
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| Arius arius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae
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| Genus: | Arius Valenciennes in G. Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Type species | |
Pimelodus arius
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Arius is a
Eastern Africa and south to Southeast Asia.[2]
Defining the limits so that Arius can form a natural grouping has always been a problem. The genus was never properly defined, and many species previously classified in Arius are now in other genera. Recent authors have recognized this genus as non
adipose fin and lateral line.[2] The recognition of Arenarius as a junior synonym of Arius is tentative and needs to be further investigated.[2]
Arius species have three pairs of
anal fin.[2]
Species
Currently, 23 living species are recognized for this genus.[3]
- Arius acutirostris F. Day, 1877
- Arius africanus Günther, 1867 (African sea catfish)
- Arius arenarius (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (sand catfish)
- Arius arius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (threadfin sea catfish)
- Arius brunellii Zolezzi, 1939
- Arius cous Hyrtl, 1859
- Arius dispar Herre, 1926 (fleshysnout catfish)
- H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2003
- Arius gagora (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gagora catfish)
- Arius gigas Boulenger, 1911 (giant sea catfish)
- Arius jella F. Day, 1877 (blackfin sea catfish)
- Arius leptonotacanthus Bleeker, 1849
- Arius macracanthus Günther, 1864
- Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792) (spotted catfish)
- Vaillant, 1894 (Madagascar sea catfish)
- Arius malabaricus F. Day, 1877
- Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840 (Manila sea catfish)
- Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855 (squirrelheaded catfish)
- Arius nudidens M. C. W. Weber, 1913
- Arius oetik Bleeker, 1846
- Arius subrostratus Valenciennes, 1840 (shovelnose sea catfish)
- Arius sumatranus (Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830) (goat catfish)
- H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2003
- Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840 (veined catfish)
In addition, a fairly extensive fossil record exists, encompassing several species, but mainly represented by otoliths.
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A ompendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ a b c d e Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Arius in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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