Arius caelatus ^ZBK Valenciennes, 1840

Arius caelatus ^ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 66. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Bombay, India . Syntypes: MNHN B-589, Java; MNHN B-614, Bombay .

Arius caelatoides ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 159. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Distribution: South and southeast Asia.

Countries: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 450 mm TL.

Material examined: ANSP 60690 (5 al, 81-130 mm TL) (1 c&s), Thailand, Bangkok, Siam; CAS 63619 (5 al, 144-285 mm TL), Thailand, gulf of Thailand, fishing grounds off Chol Buri City, from Chol Buri market; FMNH 23373 (2 al, 190-206 mm TL), Malaysia, Sabah, Sandakan; LACM 38132-64 (3 al, 125-154 mm TL) (1 c&s), Pakistan, Sind, mouth of Turshian Creek, 4 km Sul, near mouth of Khobar Creek; UMMZ 208844 (3 al, 141-227 mm TL) (1 c&s), Bangladesh, Chittagong, bay of Bengal, just off Kutubdia Island .