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
z01416p001
Brustiarius proximus
(Ogilby, 1898)
Arius proximus
Ogilby, 1898: 280.
Type locality:
Darwin
,
Northern Terr.
,
Australia
.
Holotype
:
AMS
I.25691-001
.
Arius arafurensis
Hardenberg, 1948: 280.
Type Locality:
Fish market, Dobo, Aru Is.
, Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Holotype
: whereabouts unknown.
Distribution: Southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Countries: Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.
Maximum size: 410 mm TL.
Material examined:
USNM
173568
(1 al, 356 mm TL),
Australia
,
Northern Territory
,
night cliff,
7 mi north of
Darwin, rocky coves, sandy beaches
.