Arius caelatus

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa 1416, pp. 1-126 : 16

publication ID	z01416p001
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6236765
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5561AA68-89A7-A38E-5078-E3AE3E365731
treatment provided by	Thomas (2009-07-12 13:34:01, last updated by Guilherme 2025-02-19 12:16:27)
scientific name	Arius caelatus
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Arius caelatus View in CoL ZBK Valenciennes, 1840

Arius caelatus ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 66. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia ; Bombay, India . Syntypes: MNHN B-589, Java ; MNHN B-614, Bombay .

Arius caelatoides ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 159. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Distribution: South and southeast Asia.

Countries: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 450 mm TL.

Material examined: ANSP 60690 (5 al, 81-130 mm TL) (1 c&s), Thailand, Bangkok, Siam ; CAS 63619 (5 al, 144-285 mm TL), Thailand, gulf of Thailand, fishing grounds off Chol Buri City, from Chol Buri market ; FMNH 23373 (2 al, 190-206 mm TL), Malaysia, Sabah, Sandakan ; LACM 38132-64 (3 al, 125-154 mm TL) (1 c&s), Pakistan, Sind, mouth of Turshian Creek, 4 km Sul, near mouth of Khobar Creek ; UMMZ 208844 (3 al, 141-227 mm TL) (1 c&s), Bangladesh, Chittagong, bay of Bengal, just off Kutubdia Island .

Abbreviations

MNHN	France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
ANSP	USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
CAS	USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences
FMNH	USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)
LACM	USA, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
UMMZ	USA, Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology