Carlarius parkii

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 : 38

publication ID	z01416p001
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6236852
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scientific name	Carlarius parkii
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Carlarius parkii View in CoL View at ENA ( Günther, 1864)

Arius parkii ZBK Günther, 1864: 154. Type locality: Lagos , Nigeria. Lectotype: BMNH 1865.7.4.4 . Paralectotypes: BMNH 1847.4.14.26 , 1852.9.13.47 .

Arius capellonis ZBK Steindachner, 1867: 64. Type locality: Monrovia , Liberia. Holotype: not found at NMW.

Distribution: Western Africa.

Countries: Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire and Angola.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 750 mm TL.

Material examined: CAS 115845 (2 al, 183-187 mm TL), Cameroon ; USNM 218279 (5 al, 182-300 mm TL) (1 c&s), Sierra Leone .