A new classification of the family Ariidae (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) based on combined analyses of morphological and molecular data Author Marceniuk, Alexandre Pires Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, conjunto Presidente Castelo Branco III, João Pessoa, PB 58050 - 000, Brazil & Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB 58429 - 500, Brazil & Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Botucatu, SP 18618 - 970, Brazil a_marceniuk@hotmail.com Author Oliveira, Claudio Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Botucatu, SP 18618 - 970, Brazil Author Ferraris Jr, Carl J. 545 NE Floral Pl., Portland, OR 97232, USA text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2024 2023-08-21 200 2 426 476 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078 journal article 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078 0024-4082 11240120 5D6C7EBF-E568-4100-9364-2DD357003878 Key to subfamilies, tribes, subtribes, and genera of Ariidae 1a. Bones forming cephalic shield smooth or grooved; shape of vomerine tooth plates transversely elongate ...............................2 1b. Bones forming cephalic shield granulated; shape of vomerine tooth plates absent or not elongate …. Ariinae ......................3 2a. Posterior process of cleithrum connected by bony blade to second dorsal process of cleithrum; adipose-fin base longer than anal-fin base; maxillary barbel cylindrical; two pairs of mental barbels .............................. Galeichthyinae (genus Galeichthys ) 2b. Posterior process of cleithrum free from second dorsal process of cleithrum; adipose-fin base shorter than one-half length of anal-fin base; maxillary barbel compressed; one pair of mental barbels ................................................. Bagreinae (genus Bagre ) 3a. New World genera of Ariinae ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3b. Old World genera and Subtribes of Ariini ............................................................................................................................................. 12