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Arius
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
Nemapteryx
Ogilby, 1908; (synonym)
Neoarius
Castelnau, 1878; (synonym)
Pararius
Whitley, 1940; (synonym)
Pseudarius
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Pachyula
Ogilby, 1898; (synonym)
Cephalocassis
Bleeker, 1858; (synonym)
Hemiarius
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Hexanematichthys
Bleeker, 1858; (synonym)
Arius acutirostris
Day, 1877
?Arius acutus
Bleeker, 1846
?Arius aequibarbis
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius africanus
Playfair & Gėnther, 1866
Arius falcarius
var.
africana
Gėnther, 1867; (valid as)
Arius africanus
Taylor, 1986
Arius agassizii
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
Trachysurus agassizii
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Tachisurus agassizii
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (misspelling)
Tachisurus agassizii
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (valid as)
Arius agassizii
Burgess, 1989
Tachisurus agassizi
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
?Arius angulatus
Bleeker, 1846
?Arius arafurensis
Hardenberg, 1948
Arius arenatus
Valenciennes, 1840
?Arius argenteus
Lėtken (ex Kro{/yer), 1874
Arius argyropleuron
Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1840
Hemipimelodus colcloughi
Ogilby, 1910; (synonym)
Arius arius
Valenciennes, 1840
Pimelodus arius
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Pseudarius arius
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Arius buchanani
Day, 1877; (synonym)
Arius arius
Burgess, 1989
Arius armiger
De Vis, 1884
Arius stirlingi
Ogilby, 1898; (synonym)
Nemapteryx stirlingi
Ogilby, 1908; (synonym)
Arius ater
Burgess, 1989
Galeichthys ater
Castelnau, 1861; (valid as)
Arius augustus
Roberts, 1978
?Arius belangerii
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius berneyi
Paxton et al., 1989
Pararius berneyi
Whitley, 1941; (valid as)
Tachysurus berneyi
Whitley, 1941; (valid as)
Arius cleptolepis
Roberts, 1978; (synonym)
Arius bilineatus
Bagrus bilineatus
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
Bagrus rhodonotus
Bleeker, 1846; (synonym)
Arius andamanensis
Day, 1871; (synonym)
Netuma osakae
Jordan & Kasawa, 1925; (synonym)
Arius dayi
Dmitrenko, 1974; (synonym)
Arius bilineatus
Kailola, 1986; (valid as)
?Arius bleekeri
Popta, 1900
?Arius boakeii
Turner, 1867
Arius bonillai
Miles, 1945
Galeichthys bonillai
Miles, 1945; (valid as)
Arius bonillai
Burgess, 1989
Arius borneensis
Arius borneensis
Bleeker, 1851; (misspelling)
Arius borneĢnsis
Bleeker, 1851; (misspelling)
Arius brevibarbis
Boulenger, 1911
Ancharius brevibarbis
Boulenger, 1911; (valid as)
Arius brevibarbis
Burgess, 1989
Arius brevirostris
Steindachner, 1901
Arius broadbenti
Tachysurus broadbenti
Ogilby, 1908; (valid as)
Arius broadbenti
Burgess, 1989; (valid as)
Arius brunellii
Zolezzi, 1939
Arius brunelli
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
Arius burmanicus
Day, 1870
?Arius caelatoides
Bleeker, 1846
Arius caelatus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius carinatus
Weber, 1913
Hemiarius carinatus
Weber, 1913
?Arius chondropterygioides
Bleeker, 1846
?Arius chondropterygius
Bleeker, 1846
Arius clypeaster
Arius clijpeaster
Bleeker, 1846; (misspelling)
Arius clypeaster
Bleeker, 1846; (misspelling)
?Arius clypeastroides
Bleeker, 1846
Arius coatesi
Kailola, 1990
?Arius cochinchinensis
Gėnther, 1864
Arius couma
Cervigãn, Cipriani, Fischer, Garibaldi, Hendrickx, Lemus, MĄrquez, Poutiers, Rob, 1992
Bagrus couma
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
Arius cous
Heckel, 1843
Arius cous
Hyrtl, 1859
Arius crassilabris
Burgess, 1989
Hemipimelodus crassilabris
Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886; (valid as)
Pachyula crassilabris
Ogilby, 1898; (valid as)
Arius crossocheilos
Bleeker, 1846
Arius crossocheilus
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
?Arius crucigera
Owen, 1853
Arius dasycephalus
Gėnther, 1864
Tachisurus longicephalus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (misspelling)
Tachisurus longicephalus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (synonym)
Trachysurus longicephalus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (synonym)
Arius dispar
Herre, 1926
Arius doriae
Vinciguerra, 1881
?Arius equestris
Baird & Girard, 1854
?Arius fangi
Chaux, 1949
Arius feliceps
Burgess, 1989
Bagrus capensis
Smith, 1840; (synonym)
Galeichthys feliceps
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
Galeichthys ocellatus
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916; (synonym)
Arius felis
Lee et al., 1980
Silurus felis
Linnaeus, 1766; (valid as)
Arius festae
Arius festae
Boulenger, 1898; (valid, uncertain)
Arius fissus
Arius fissus
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid, uncertain)
Arius fuscus
Steindachner, 1881
Ancharius fuscus
Steindachner, 1880; (valid as)
Ancharius fuscus
Steindachner, 1881; (valid as)
Arius fuscus
Burgess, 1989
Arius gagora
Burgess, 1989
Pimelodus gagora
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Arius gagorides
Burgess, 1989
Bagrus gagorides
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
?Arius gagoroides
Bleeker, 1846
Arius gigas
Boulenger, 1911
Arius goniaspis
Bleeker, 1858
Arius graeffei
Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Arius australis
Gėnther, 1867; (synonym)
Arius curtisii
Castelnau, 1878; (synonym)
Neoarius curtisii
Castelnau, 1878; (synonym)
Arius grandicassis
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius parmocassis
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Arius stricticassis
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Notarius grandicassis
Gill, 1863; (valid as)
Arius vandeli
Puyo, 1936; (synonym)
Arius grandoculis
Arius grandoculis
Steindachner, 1877; (valid, uncertain)
?Arius granosus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius guatemalensis
Gėnther, 1864
Arius caerulescens
Gėnther, 1864; (synonym)
Galeichthys azureus
Jordan & Williams, 1895; (synonym)
?Arius hamiltonis
Bleeker, 1846
Arius harmandi
Burgess, 1989
Hemiarius harmandi
Sauvage, 1880; (valid as)
Arius hassleriana
Netuma hassleriana
Borodin, 1934; (valid as, uncertain)
Arius hassleriana
Kailola & Bussing, 1995; (valid, uncertain)
?Arius heckelii
Bleeker, 1846
Arius herzbergii
Burgess, 1989
Silurus herzbergii
Bloch, 1794; (valid as)
Selenaspis herzbergii
Bleeker, 1858; (valid as)
Arius heudelotii
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius mercatoris
Poll, 1949; (synonym)
Arius jatius
Burgess, 1989
Pimelodus jatius
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Hemipimelodus jatius
Talwar & Jhingran, 1992; (valid as)
Arius jella
Day, 1877
Arius malabaricus
Day, 1877; (synonym)
Arius kessleri
Steindachner, 1877
Arius elatturus
Jordan & Gilbert, 1883; (synonym)
Arius insculptus
Jordan & Gilbert, 1883; (synonym)
Netuma insularum
Greene, 1897; (synonym)
Arius labiatus
Arius labiatus
Boulenger, 1898; (valid, uncertain)
?Arius laeviceps
Bleeker, 1846
Arius laticeps
Gėnther, 1864
Arius latirostris
Macleay, 1883
Arius acrocephalus
Weber, 1913; (synonym)
Arius digulensis
Hardenberg, 1936; (synonym)
Arius digulensis
Burgess, 1989; (synonym)
Arius latiscutatus
Gėnther, 1864
Arius lagoensis
Pfaff, 1933; (synonym)
?Arius layardi
Gėnther, 1866
Arius leiotetocephalus
Bleeker, 1846
Arius lentiginosus
Allen & Robertson, 1994
Tachisurus lentiginosus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888; (valid as)
Galeichthys xenauchen
Gilbert, 1898; (synonym)
Arius leptaspis
Paxton et al., 1989
Hexanematichthys leptaspis
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Arius leptonotacanthus
Bleeker, 1849
?Arius longibarbis
Castelnau, 1855
Arius macracanthus
Gėnther, 1864
Arius macrocephalus
Bleeker, 1846
Arius macrocephalus
Bleeker, 1846; (valid, uncertain)
Arius macronotacanthus
Bleeker, 1846
Arius macrorhynchus
Allen, 1991
Hemipimelodus macrorhynchus
Weber, 1913; (valid as)
Hemipimelodus aaldereni
Hardenberg, 1936; (synonym)
?Arius macruropterygius
Bleeker, 1846
Arius madagascariensis
Vaillant, 1894
Arius magatensis
Herre, 1926
Arius manillensis
Arius manillensis
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid, uncertain)
?Arius manjong
Bleeker, 1846
Arius mastersi
Ogilby, 1898
Pararius godfreyi
Whitley, 1941; (synonym)
Tachysurus godfreyi
Whitley, 1941; (synonym)
Arius melanochir
Bleeker, 1852
Cephalocassis melanochir
Bleeker, 1858; (valid as)
?Arius melanopterygius
Bleeker, 1849
Arius melanopus
Gėnther, 1864
Arius microcephalus
Bleeker, 1855
?Arius microgastropterygius
Bleeker, 1846
?Arius micronotacanthus
Bleeker, 1846
?Arius micruropterygius
Bleeker, 1847
Arius micruropterijius
Bleeker, 1847; (misspelling)
Arius midgleyi
Kailola & Pierce, 1988
?Arius milberti
Valenciennes, 1840
Ariopsis milberti
Gill, 1861; (valid as)
?Arius molliceps
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius nella
Burgess, 1989
Pimelodus nella
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
?Arius nigricans
Valenciennes, 1835
Arius nox
Herre, 1935
Brustiarius nox
Herre, 1935; (valid as)
Arius nuchalis
Gėnther, 1864
Arius nudidens
Weber, 1913
Hemiarius nudidens
Weber, 1913
Arius oetik
Bleeker, 1846
Arius osculus
Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Arius oscula
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
Arius parkeri
Burgess, 1989
Silurus parkeri
Traill, 1832; (valid as)
Arius luniscutis
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Bagrus albicans
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Aspistor luniscutis
Jordan & Evermann, 1898; (valid as)
Arius physacanthus
Vaillant, 1899; (synonym)
Arius bonneti
Puyo, 1936; (synonym)
Arius clavispinosus
Puyo, 1936; (synonym)
Arius despaxi
Puyo, 1936; (synonym)
Arius parkii
Gėnther, 1864
Arius capellonis
Steindachner, 1867; (synonym)
Arius granulatus
Peters, 1868; (synonym)
Arius parvipinnis
Day, 1877
Arius passany
Taylor & Menezes, 1978
Bagrus passany
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
Arius phrygiatus
Valenciennes, 1839
Arius phrygiatus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius dieperinki
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
?Arius pidada
Bleeker, 1846
Arius planiceps
Steindachner, 1877
Arius platypogon
Gėnther, 1864
Netuma mazatlana
Gilbert, 1904; (synonym)
Arius platystomus
Day, 1877
Arius pleurops
Boulenger, 1897
Arius polystaphylodon
Bleeker, 1846
Arius proops
Taylor & Menezes, 1978
Bagrus proops
Valenciennes, 1840; (valid as)
Arius proximus
Ogilby, 1898
Pararius proximus
Whitley, 1940; (valid as)
?Arius pumilus
Valenciennes, 1844
?Arius puncticulatus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius quadriscutis
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius robertsi
Kailola, 1990
Arius robertsi
Kailola, 1990; (replacement)
?Arius rostratus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius rugispinis
Valenciennes, 1840
Tachysurus atroplumbeus
Fowler, 1931; (synonym)
Arius sagor
Burgess, 1989
Pimelodus sagor
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
?Arius sagoroides
Hardenberg, 1941
Arius satparanus
Chaudhuri, 1916
?Arius schlegeli
Bleeker, 1863
Arius sciurus
Smith, 1931
?Arius sinensis
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius solidus
Herre, 1935
Arius kanganamanensis
Herre, 1935; (synonym)
Arius microstomus
Nichols, 1940; (synonym)
Hemipimelodus bernhardi
Nichols, 1940; (synonym)
Arius sona
Burgess, 1989
Pimelodus sona
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Arius spixii
Pimelodus albidus
Spix, 1829; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Pimelodus spixii
Agassiz, 1829; (valid as)
Cathorops spixii
Uyeno & Aizawa, 1983; (valid as)
Arius spixii
Burgess, 1989; (valid as)
Arius stormii
Roberts, 1989
Cephalocassis stormii
Bleeker, 1858; (valid as)
Hemiarius stormii
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Cephalocassis stormi
Roberts, 1989; (misspelling)
Arius subrostratus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius sumatranus
Burgess, 1989
Bagrus sumatranus
Anonymous [Bennett], 1830; (valid as)
Arius temminckii
Arius temminckii
Gėnther, 1864; (unjustified emendation)
Arius tenuispinis
Day, 1877
Arius thalassinus
Bagrus laevigatus
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Bagrus netuma
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Bagrus carchariorhijnchos
Bleeker, 1846; (misspelling)
Bagrus carchariorhynchos
Bleeker, 1846; (synonym)
Netuma netuma
Bleeker, 1858; (synonym)
Arius serratus
Day, 1877; (synonym)
Ariodes aeneus
Sauvage, 1883; (synonym)
Netuma thalassina jacksonensis
Whitley, 1941; (synonym)
Arius thunberg
Silurus maculatus
Thunberg, 1792; (1 homonym)
Silurus maculatus
Thunberg, 1792; (synonym)
Pimelodus thunberg
Lacep¨de, 1803; (valid as)
Elliops maculatus
Rafinesque, 1820; (synonym)
Pimelodus maculatus
Rafinesque, 1820; (vs)
Silurus maculatus
Rafinesque, 1820; (synonym)
Arius falcarius
Richardson, 1845; (synonym)
Arius maculatus
Sawada, 1984; (synonym)
?Arius tonggol
Bleeker, 1846
Arius truncatus
Valenciennes, 1840
Hemipimelodus cochlearis
Fowler, 1935; (synonym)
Arius utarus
Kailola, 1990
Arius utik
Bleeker, 1847
Arius utik
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
?Arius valenciennesii
Gėnther, 1864
Arius variolosus
Valenciennes, 1840
Arius velutinus
Allen, 1991
Hemipimelodus velutinus
Weber, 1907; (valid as)
Hemipimelodus papillifer
Herre, 1935; (synonym)
Arius venosus
Valenciennes, 1840
?Arius viviparus
Bleeker, 1846
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.