Traits taxon details
Arius Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Arius acutirostris Day, 1877
- Species Arius africanus Günther, 1867
- Species Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
- Species Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Arius brunellii Zolezzi, 1939
- Species Arius cous Hyrtl, 1859
- Species Arius dispar Herre, 1926
- Species Arius festinus Ng & Sparks, 2003
- Species Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Arius jella Day, 1877
- Species Arius leptonotacanthus Bleeker, 1849
- Species Arius macracanthus Günther, 1864
- Species Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)
- Species Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894
- Species Arius malabaricus Day, 1877
- Species Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855
- Species Arius nudidens Weber, 1913
- Species Arius oetik Bleeker, 1846
- Species Arius subrostratus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Arius sumatranus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Species Arius uncinatus Ng & Sparks, 2003
- Species Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Arius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) accepted as Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941)
- Species Arius bilineatus (Valenciennes, 1840) accepted as Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Arius caelatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Nemapteryx caelata (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Arius dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Arius felis (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (new combination)
- Species Arius gigas Boulenger, 1911 accepted as Carlarius gigas (Boulenger, 1911)
- Species Arius heudelotii Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Carlarius heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym)
- Species Arius latiscutatus Günther, 1864 accepted as Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)
- Species Arius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862) accepted as Neoarius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862)
- Species Arius nasutus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)
- Species Arius nenga (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Nemapteryx nenga (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Arius parkii Günther, 1864 accepted as Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864)
- Species Arius phrygiatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Amphiarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Arius platystomus Day, 1877 accepted as Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877)
- Species Arius proops (Valenciennes, 1840) accepted as Sciades proops (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Arius sagor (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Arius sona (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Arius thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837) accepted as Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Arius Valenciennes, 1840. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158710 on 2025-07-11
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Arius Valenciennes, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158710 on 2025-07-11
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Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
