Amphiarius rugispinis

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 : 12-13

publication ID	z01416p001
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6236749
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C9488CB7-A8C2-4178-BD49-505E26426A7C
treatment provided by	Thomas (2009-07-12 13:34:01, last updated by Guilherme 2025-02-19 12:16:27)
scientific name	Amphiarius rugispinis
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Amphiarius rugispinis View in CoL View at ENA (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Arius rugispinis ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 77. Type locality: Cayenne, French Guiana. Syntypes: MNHN A-9403.

Tachysurus atroplumbeus ZBK Fowler, 1931: 394, fig. 2. Type locality: Vessigny Beach, Brighton, Trinidad Island, West Indies. Holotype: ANSP 53316.

Distribution: North and Eastern South America.

Countries: Trinidad Island, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 450 mm TL.

Material examined: FMNH 52852 (4 al, 292-410 mm TL), Guyana, Georgetown market ; MZUSP 87695 (1 c&s), Brazil, Maranhão, ilha de São Luís, estreito de Coqueiro ; MZUSP 25170 (1 al), Brazil, Pará, Vigia .

Abbreviations

MNHN	France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
ANSP	USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
FMNH	USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)
MZUSP	MZUSP

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Ariidae
Genus	Amphiarius

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