Sciades felis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Silurus felis ^ZBK Linnaeus, 1766: 503. Type locality: Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. U.S.A. Neotype: BMNH 1985.11.11.1.

Arius milberti ^ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 74. Type locality: New York; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN B-0593, New York.

Arius equestris ^ZBK Baird & Girard, 1854: 26. Type locality: Indianola, Texas, U.S.A.. Holotype: USNM 636.

Galeichthys guentheri ^ZBK Regan, 1907: 124, pl. 16 (fig. 1), 19 (fig. 3). Type locality: Gulf of Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.1105-1106.

Distribution: Southeastern North America.

Countries: United States and Mexico.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters, rarely in fresh waters.

Maximum size: 700 mm TL.

Material examined: AMNH 52073 (7 al, 240-288 mm TL) (1 c&s), U.S.A., Alabama, Mobile, Dauphin Island and Vicinity; AMNH 85099 (6 al, 82-91 mm TL), U.S.A., Alabama, gulf of Mexico, Theodore Ship Channel; FMNH 37916 (4 al, 184-206 mm TL), USA, South Carolina, Charleston Harbor .