Carlarius latiscutatus ( Günther, 1864)

? Pimelodus gambensis ^ZBK Bowdich, 1825: 234, fig. 50. Type locality: Gambia River, Nigeria. No types know.

Arius latiscutatus ^ZBK Günther, 1864: 151. Type locality: Fernando Poo Island , Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1[or 2].26.1.

Arius lagoensis ^ZBK Pfaff, 1933: 298, figs. 9-10. Type locality: Lagos, Nigeria. Holotype: ZMUC 1.8.1928.87. Paratypes: ZMUC 1.8.1928.88.

Distribution: Western Africa.

Countries: Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Angola and Namibia.

Habitat: predominantly brackish waters.

Maximum size: 700 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 00188475 (4 al, 263-340 mm TL) (1 c&s), Nigeria, off Lagos .