MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ariidae Bleeker, 1858

PeRMS taxon details

Ariidae Bleeker, 1858

AphiaID

154659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154659)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siluriformes

Direct children (10)

Ordering

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Subfamily Ariinae Bleeker, 1858
1. Genus Cathorops Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
2. Genus Notarius Gill, 1863
3. Genus Occidentarius Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2007
4. Genus Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849
Subfamily Bagreinae Schultz, 1944
1. Genus Bagre Cloquet, 1816
Subfamily Galeichthyinae Acero & Betancur-R., 2007
1. Genus Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
Genus Ariopsis Gill, 1861 accepted as Sciades Müller & Troschel, 1849 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Chiefly marine; occasionally freshwater. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Forked caudal fin. Adipose fin...

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]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ariidae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed through: Santamaria, J. (2024) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154659 on 2025-04-04

Regional species database citation

Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Ariidae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154659 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-19 07:59:47Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]