Aspistor
| Aspistor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Aspistor D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Arius luniscutis Valenciennes, 1840
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Aspistor was a genus of sea catfishes found along the northeastern coast of South America, where they occur in marine, brackish, and fresh waters. The name is now a synonym of Notarius.
Species
[edit]The species formerly in this genus are:[1]
- Aspistor cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius cookei
- Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000); valid as Hemiarius hardenbergi
- Aspistor kessleri (Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius kessleri
- Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius luniscutis
- Aspistor neogranatensis (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius neogranatensis
- Aspistor osculus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883); valid as Notarius osculus
- Aspistor parkeri (Traill, 1832); valid as Sciades parkeri
- Aspistor planiceps (Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius planiceps
- Aspistor platypogon (Günther, 1864); valid as Occidentarius platypogon
- Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius quadriscutis
As of August 2025[update], FishBase only lists A. hardenbergi.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aspistor". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspistor". FishBase. August 2025 version.
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