Arius maculatus ^ZBK (Thunberg, 1792)

Silurus maculatus ^ZBK Thunberg, 1792: 31, pl. 1 (fig. 2). Type locality: China; Japan. No types known.

Pimelodus thunberg ^ZBK Lacépède, 1803: 691, 692. Type locality: China; Japan.

Arius gagoroides ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 168. Type locality: locality not stated. Type locality: Syntypes: SMNS 10567.

Arius heckelii ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 169. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Arius pidada ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 169 (in part). Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: AMSB. 7965, BMNH 1863.12.4.57, NMV 45948.

Arius angulatus ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 170. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Arius viviparus ^ZBK Bleeker, 1846: 171. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known.

Arius borneensis ^ZBK Bleeker, 1851: 67. Type locality: Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. No types known.

Hemipimelodus bicolor ^ZBK Fowler, 1935: 100, fig. 23. Type locality: Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67906.

Hemipimelodus atripinnis ^ZBK Fowler, 1937: 145, fig. 34. Type locality: Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 67906.

Distribution: South and southeast Asia.

Countries: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and China.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 600 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 297128 (5 al, 165-175 mm TL) (1 c&s), Sri Lanka, eastern province, Batticaloa dist, Batticaloa, tidal lagoon opposite government rest house .