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Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) 
AphiaID: 158709

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Ariidae (Family) > Ariopsis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Ariopsis Gill, 1861 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Synonymised
taxa
  Arius felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (new combination)
Arius milberti Valenciennes, 1840
Galeichthys felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Galeichthys milberti (Valenciennes, 1840)
Hexanematichthys felis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Silurus felis Linnaeus, 1766 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

from synonym: Robins, C.R., G.C. Ray, J. Douglass and R. Freund. 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. 354 p. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Linnaeus, C. (1766). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1-532. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English hardhead sea catfish (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Gulf of Mexico [details]
North West Atlantic (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158709
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2005-05-27 07:39:43Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766). 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=158709 on 2013-05-22
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