Arius maculatus

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 : 18

Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

Silurus maculatus Thunberg, 1792: 31, pl. 1 (fig. 2). Type locality: China; Japan. No types known.

Pimelodus thunberg Lacépède, 1803: 691, 692. Type locality: China ; Japan.

Arius gagoroides Bleeker, 1846: 168. Type locality: locality not stated. Type locality: Syntypes: SMNS 10567 .

Arius heckelii Bleeker, 1846: 169. Type locality: Jakarta , Java, Indonesia.

Arius pidada Bleeker, 1846: 169 (in part). Type locality: Jakarta , Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: AMSB. 7965 , BMNH 1863.12.4.57 , NMV 45948 .

Arius angulatus Bleeker, 1846: 170. Type locality: Jakarta , Java, Indonesia.

Arius viviparus Bleeker, 1846: 171. Type locality: Jakarta , Java, Indonesia. No types known.

Arius borneensis Bleeker, 1851: 67. Type locality: Bandjarmasin , Borneo, Indonesia. No types known.

Hemipimelodus bicolor Fowler, 1935: 100, fig. 23. Type locality: Bangkok , Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67906 .

Hemipimelodus atripinnis Fowler, 1937: 145, fig. 34. Type locality: Bangkok , Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67906 .

Distribution: South and southeast Asia.

Countries: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and China.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 600 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 297128 (5 al, 165-175 mm TL) (1 c&s), Sri Lanka, eastern province, Batticaloa dist, Batticaloa, tidal lagoon opposite government rest house .