Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
Author
Alexandre P. Marceniuk
Author
Naércio A. Menezes
text
Zootaxa
2007
1416
1
126
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FFC65592-D8DB-41BE-AEAC-A41EAB6C6185
journal article
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Carlarius heudelotii
(Valenciennes, 1840)
(fig. 29)
Arius heudelotii
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 73, pl. 428.
Type locality:
Senegal
.
Syntypes
:
MNHN
B-0689
.
Arius mercatoris
Poll, 1949: 201, fig. 8.
Type locality:
Atlantic
,
12º34’N
,
17º09’W
, 8-10 fm.
Holotype
:
IRSNB 89
.
Distribution: Niger River
Countries: Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Nigeria.
Habitat: Freshwaters.
Maximum size: 760 mm TL.
Material examined:
USNM 293075
(3 al, 340-395 mm TL) (1 c&s),
Guinea Bissau
,
11° 38’ N
-
17° 00’ W
.