Sciades emphysetus

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa 1416, pp. 1-126 : 105

Sciades emphysetus Müller & Troschel, 1849

(fig. 89)

Bagrus (Sciades) emphysetus Müller & Troschel, 1849: 8. Type locality: Surinam. Holotype: ZMB 2990 .

Bagrus albicans Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840a: 461, pl. 420. Type locality: Cayenne , French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN A-9350 .

Arius physacanthus Vaillant, 1899: 155. Type locality: Mahury River , French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 1899-0058 .

Arius clavispinosus Puyo, 1936: 103, fig. 16A. Type locality: Cayenne River , French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 1936- 0163 .

Arius bonneti Puyo, 1936: 107, fig. 17b. Type locality: Cayenne River , French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 1936-0162

Arius despaxi Puyo, 1936: 110, fig. 17d. Type locality: Cayenne River , French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 1936-0161 .

Distribution: North and eastern South America.

Countries: Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 510 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 215204 (2 al, 193-194 mm TL), Brazil , 01° 04’ N 48° 06’ W ; MZUSP 48524 (1 al), Brazil, Pará, baia de Marajo , cabo Maguari ; MZUSP 87699 (1 c&s), Brazil, Maranhão, ilha de Sao Luis , estreito do Coqueiro .