Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Author Alexandre P. Marceniuk Author Naércio A. Menezes text Zootaxa 2007 1416 1 126 http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FFC65592-D8DB-41BE-AEAC-A41EAB6C6185 journal article z01416p001 FFC65592-D8DB-41BE-AEAC-A41EAB6C6185 Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863) Aelurichthys panamensis Gill, 1863: 172. Type locality: Western coast of Central America . Holotype : USNM (not found). Aelurichthys nuchalis Guenther , 1864: 179. Type locality: Pacific coast of Panama . Holotype : MBNH 1864.1.26.344 . Aelurichthys scutatus Regan, 1907: 116, pl. 15 (fig. 2), 19 (fig.2). Type locality: Panama or Ecuador . Syntypes : BMNH 1903.5.15.328 . Aelurichthys isthmensis Regan, 1907: 117, pl. 15 (fig.1), 19 (fig. 1). Type locality: Colon (Atlantic) Panama . Syntypes : BMNH 1877.5.31.7-8 . Distribution : Western America. Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: Predominantly marine waters. Maximum size: 380 mm TL. Material examined: LACM W55-140 (10 al, 145-274 mm TL) (1 c&s), Mexico , Baja California , Almejas Bay ; UMMZ 86047 (2 al, 205-215 mm TL), Mexico , Nayarit , San Blas .