Arius reassignments

[Silurus]

Arius melanochir

should be Cephalocassis melanochir

Arius thalassinus

should be Netuma thalassina

[Jools]

Presumably with new synonyms too?

Jools

[Silurus]

For C. melanochir:

doriae, Arius Vinciguerra [D.] 1881:174, Figured [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova v. 16; ref. 14291] Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Syntypes: (3) MSNG 8135 (2), RMNH 10889 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:306 [ref. 10351], Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Arius doriae Vinciguerra 1881 -- (Burgess 1989:168 [ref. 12860], Kottelat & Lim 1995:243 [ref. 23210], Tan & Ng 1999:296 [ref. 24254], Kailola 1999:1837 [ref. 24732], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122]). •Possible synonym of Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kailola 2004:133 [ref. 28108], Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852). Ariidae. Distribution: Northern Borneo [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

melanochir, Arius Bleeker [P.] 1852:590 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6892. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863.12.4.68 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:87 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Arius melanochir Bleeker 1852 -- (Roberts 1989:110 [ref. 6439], Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860], Kottelat et al. 1993:80 [ref. 23448], Tan & Ng 1999:297 [ref. 24254], Ng 2003:2 [ref. 27208]). •Valid as Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kailola 2004:133 [ref. 28108], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:163 [ref. 28284], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:50 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:41 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker 1852). Ariidae. Distribution: Indonesia and Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

For N. thalassina:

aeneus, Ariodes Sauvage [H. E.] 1883:160 [17] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] Singapore ["Ile Rafflès"]. Syntypes: MNHN A-5155 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:6 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. On p. 17 of separate. •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

carchariorhynchos, Bagrus Bleeker [P.] 1846:291 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 3 (2); ref. 19349] Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH 6885 (371 mm SL). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. Originally as carchariorhijnchos, the Dutch ij equivalent to y in Latin. Also in Bleeker 1846:30 [ref. 313]. •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

jacksonensis, Netuma thalassina Whitley [G. P.] 1941:12, Fig. 8 (nos. 1-2) [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.10095. Paratypes: AMS I.4689 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:355 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

laevigatus, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:439 [Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 14; ref. 4882] Red Sea. Holotype: MNHN B-0710. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:3 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Taylor 1986:159 [ref. 6195]). •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nasutus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:60 [Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 15; ref. 1008] Java, Indonesia; Malabar, India; Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-9407 to 9408 (1, 1, dry) Malabar, A-9409 (1, dry) Red Sea; RMNH D2390 (1) Java. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:4 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155] See van Oijen et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30423]. •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Taylor 1986:159 [ref. 6195]). •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Dor 1984:51 [ref. 29757], Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

netuma, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:438, Pl. 417 [Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 14; ref. 4882] Pondicherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-9345 (1, dry mounted). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:3 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Taylor 1986:159 [ref. 6195]). •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:79 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

serratus, Arius Day [F.] 1877:462, Pl. 105 (fig. 3) [The fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Part 3; ref. 4886] Sind, Pakistan. Holotype (unique): ZSI 467. Day specimens: AMS B.7971 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:301-302 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. Since there is a unique holotype, the status can not be of two species as treated by Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108]. •Questionably a synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) (in part) and synonym of Arius bilineatus (Valenciennes 1840) (in part, AMS B.7971) -- (Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312], Kailola 1999:1842 [ref. 24732], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732]). •Synonym of Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym in part of Netuma bilineatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:79 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym in part of Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:80 [ref. 29031]). •Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

thalassinus, Bagrus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:75, Pl. 20 (fig. 2) [Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main.; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes SMF 544 (1), 5414 (1, dry), 2627 (1, dry), 5740 (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:49 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:49 [ref. 6800]). •Valid as Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837) -- (Taylor 1986:158 [ref. 6195], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Arius thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:44 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:51 [ref. 29757], Allen & Swainston 1988:36 [ref. 25477], Kailola 1986:546 [ref. 6312] with a holotype, Burgess 1989:167 [ref. 12860], Paxton et al. 1989:220 [ref. 12442], Coad 1991:25 [ref. 15702], Goren & Dor 1994:13 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:76 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:161 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:165 [ref. 22772], Allen 1997:60 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:23 [ref. 26476] dated 1835, Larson & Williams 1997:348 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:122 [ref. 23922], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:188 [ref. 24534], Kailola 1999:1865 [ref. 24732], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:239 [ref. 24754], Nakabo 2000:281 [ref. 25086], Kailola in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Kailola 2000:127 [ref. 25113], Nakabo 2002:281 [ref. 26001], Ng 2003:10 [ref. 27208], Ng & Sparks 2003:16 [ref. 27207], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Wang et al. 2005:423 [ref. 28263], Jayaram 2006:350 [ref. 28762]). •Valid as Netuma thalassinus (Rüppell 1837) -- (Kailola 2004:140 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:35 [ref. 28997], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:79 [ref. 29031], Kimura 2009:35 [ref. 30426]). •Valid as Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Current status: Valid as Netuma thalassina (Rüppell 1837). Ariidae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific; East Africa, south and southeast Asia to New Guinea and Australia: East Africa east to Philippines, north to southern China, south to Queensland (Australia) (mostly marine). Habitat: brackish, marine.

[Jools]

Marc,

Would it be possible for you to pick this up?

Cheers,

Jools

[MatsP]

Bump!

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Mats

[Jools]

@Marc,

Can you pick this up or would you like me to do it?

Cheers,

Jools

[Marc van Arc]

If you could change the species, I'll rearrange/adapt the synonyms.

[Jools]

If you could change the species, I'll rearrange/adapt the synonyms.

It's a deal! They've been moved now.

Cheers,

Jools

[MatsP]

I think we should have Arius melanochir as synonym for

Cephalocassis melanochir

too? Or?

And it seems like

Netuma thalassinus

this has the wrong species name, should be Netuma thalassina according to original post. And it's also missing the original Arius synonym.

I'll fix up if someone can confirm that this is the correct way to fix it.

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Mats

[Silurus]

I think we should have Arius melanochir as synonym for

Cephalocassis melanochir

too? Or?

And it seems like

Netuma thalassinus

this has the wrong species name, should be Netuma thalassina according to original post. And it's also missing the original Arius synonym.

I'll fix up if someone can confirm that this is the correct way to fix it.

Yup, that is correct.

[MatsP]

Ok. This is now done.

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Mats

[Marc van Arc]

2x not original description added through datasheet edit; waiting to be vetted.
Also 2 synonyms deleted, as they are now the valid names.

[Jools]

Thanks Marc, that's definitely resolved now!

Cheers,

Jools