''Ariopsis'' is a
genus of
sea catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Taxono ...
es found along the
Pacific and
Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The genus has been merged with ''
Sciades
''Sciades'' is a genus of sea catfishes mostly found along the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea coasts of Central and South America. One species, ''S. dowii'', occurs on the Pacific side from Panama to Ecuador, another, ''S. paucus'', is a freshw ...
'' by some authorities.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* ''
Ariopsis assimilis''
( Günther, 1864) (Mayan sea catfish)
* ''
Ariopsis felis
The hardhead catfish (''Ariopsis felis'') is a species of sea catfish from the northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and similar to the gafftopsail catfish (''Bagre marinus''). It is one of four species in the genus '' Ariopsis''. The common n ...
''
( Linnaeus, 1766) (Hardhead sea catfish)
* ''
Ariopsis guatemalensis''
( Günther, 1864) (Blue sea catfish)
* ''
Ariopsis seemanni''
( Günther, 1864) (Tete sea catfish)
References
Ariidae
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Marine fish genera
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