WoRMS taxon details
Notarius kessleri (Steindachner, 1876)
281768 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281768)
accepted
Species
Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876 · unaccepted (synonym)
Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) · unaccepted
Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) · unaccepted
Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Netuma insularum Greene, 1897 · unaccepted (synonym)
Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876) Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (IV) [With subtitles i-iv.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 72 (1. Abth.): 551-616, Pl. 1-13. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Notarius kessleri (Steindachner, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281768 on 2026-02-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876) Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (IV) [With subtitles i-iv.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 72 (1. Abth.): 551-616, Pl. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934) Borodin, N. A. (1934). Netuma hassleriana, a new catfish from Panama. <em>Copeia.</em> 1934(1): 33-34., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1436433 [details]
original description (of Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). A review of the siluroid fishes found on the Pacific coast of tropical America, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 2 (for 1882): 34-54. [details]
original description (of Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934) Borodin, N. A. (1934). Netuma hassleriana, a new catfish from Panama. <em>Copeia.</em> 1934(1): 33-34., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1436433 [details]
original description (of Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). A review of the siluroid fishes found on the Pacific coast of tropical America, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 2 (for 1882): 34-54. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sculptured sea catfish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | bagre esculpido [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notarius kessleri)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius elatturus RAD115885-001) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius elatturus RAD115885-001) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius kessleri RAD115894-001) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius kessleri RAD115894-002) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma hassleriana RAD118005-001) (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma hassleriana RAD118006-001) (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma insularum USNM 47577 holotype photograph lateral view) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma insularum USNM 47577 holotype photograph ventral view) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius kessleri RAD118051-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius kessleri RAD118051-002)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notarius kessleri)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ariopsis kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanematichthys kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma elattura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus elatturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma kessleri (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius elatturus RAD115885-001) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius elatturus RAD115885-001) (from synonym Arius elatturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius kessleri RAD115894-001) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius kessleri RAD115894-002) (from synonym Arius kessleri Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma hassleriana RAD118005-001) (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma hassleriana RAD118006-001) (from synonym Netuma hassleriana Borodin, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma insularum USNM 47577 holotype photograph lateral view) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Netuma insularum USNM 47577 holotype photograph ventral view) (from synonym Netuma insularum Greene, 1897)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius kessleri RAD118051-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius kessleri RAD118051-002)
Unreviewed
