''Notarius'' is a

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in the

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Ariidae The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family (taxonomy), family of catfish that mainly live in Marine (ocean), marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family i ...

found in the

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and

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Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notarius armbrusteri'' Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2006 * '' Notarius biffi'' Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2004 * '' Notarius bonillai'' (

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, 1945) (New Granada sea catfish) * ''

Notarius cookei ''Notarius cookei'' is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Arturo Acero Pizarro and Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez in 2002, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in Colombia, Costa Ri ...

'' ( Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002) * '' Notarius grandicassis'' (

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, 1840) (Thomas sea catfish) Marceniuk, A.P., Siccha-Ramirez, R., Barthem, R.B. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2017)
Redescription of ''Notarius grandicassis'' and ''Notarius parmocassis'' (Siluriformes; Ariidae), with insights into morphological plasticity and evidence of incipient speciation.
''Systematics and Biodiversity, 15 (3): 274-289.'' * '' Notarius insculptus'' (

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& C. H. Gilbert, 1883) * '' Notarius kessleri'' (

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...

, 1876) (Sculptured sea catfish) * '' Notarius lentiginosus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) (Freckled sea catfish) * '' Notarius neogranatensis'' ( Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002) (Caribbean sculptured sea catfish) * '' Notarius osculus'' (

& C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Chomba sea catfish) * '' Notarius planiceps'' (

, 1876) (Flat-head sea catfish) * '' Notarius troschelii'' ( T. N. Gill, 1863) (Chili sea catfish)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2265949 Ariidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill Catfish genera