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Ariidae 
AphiaID: 154659

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Siluriformes
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English sea catfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Amissidens
Genus Amphiarius Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007
Genus Arius Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Aspistor
Genus Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Batrachocephalus
Genus Brustiarius
Genus Carlarius
Genus Cathorops
Genus Cephalocassis
Genus Cinetodus
Genus Cochlefelis
Genus Cryptarius
Genus Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Genidens
Genus Hemiarius
Genus Hexanematichthys
Genus Ketengus Bleeker, 1847
Genus Nedystoma
Genus Nemapteryx
Genus Neoarius
Genus Netuma Bleeker, 1858
Genus Notarius
Genus Occidentarius Betancur & Acero, 2007
Genus Osteogeneiosus
Genus Plicofollis
Genus Potamarius
Genus Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849

Genus Aelurichthys accepted as Ailurichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Ailurichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Anemanotus accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Arias accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Ariodes accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Ariopsis Gill, 1861 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Genus Arium accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Doiichthys accepted as Nedystoma
Genus Galeichtys accepted as Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Hemipimelodus accepted as Cephalocassis
Genus Ktengus accepted as Ketengus Bleeker, 1847
Genus Leptarius accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Genus Netuna accepted as Netuma Bleeker, 1858
Genus Paradiplomystes accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Genus Pseudarius accepted as Arius Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Sciadeichthys Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Genus Sciadeops accepted as Notarius
Genus Selenapsis accepted as Selenaspis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Genus Selenaspis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Genus Septobranchus accepted as Cinetodus
Genus Tachisurus accepted as Tachysurus Lacepède, 1803
Genus Tetranesodon accepted as Cinetodus
Genus Trachysurus accepted as Tachysurus Lacepède, 1803
Environment marine, fresh
Links To GenBank
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Note  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]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154659
Taxonomic
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2005-04-19 07:59:47Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Ariidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154659 on 2013-05-21
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