Notarius is a genus of fish in the family Ariidae found in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
| Notarius | |
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| Notarius grandicassis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Notarius T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Arius grandicassis Valenciennes, 1840
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Species
editThere are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Notarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2006
- Notarius biffi Betancur-R. & Acero P, 2004
- Notarius bonillai (Miles, 1945) (New Granada sea catfish)
- Notarius cookei (Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002)
- Notarius grandicassis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Thomas sea catfish) [2]
- Notarius insculptus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883)
- Notarius kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) (Sculptured sea catfish)
- Notarius lentiginosus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) (Freckled sea catfish)
- Notarius neogranatensis (Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002) (Caribbean sculptured sea catfish)
- Notarius osculus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Chomba sea catfish)
- Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) (Flat-head sea catfish)
- Notarius troschelii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Chili sea catfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Notarius". FishBase. March 2024 version.
- ^ Marceniuk, A.P., Siccha-Ramirez, R., Barthem, R.B. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2017): Redescription of Notarius grandicassis and Notarius parmocassis (Siluriformes; Ariidae), with insights into morphological plasticity and evidence of incipient speciation. Systematics and Biodiversity, 15 (3): 274-289.