Ariopsis | |
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Ariopsis felis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Subfamily: | Ariinae |
Genus: | Ariopsis T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Type species | |
Silurus felis Linnaeus, 1766 |
Ariopsis is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The genus has been merged with Sciades by some authorities. [1]
There are currently eight described extant species in this genus: [2]
The extinct species † Ariopsis stauroforus (Lynn & Melland, 1939) is known from the Miocene-aged Calvert Formation of Maryland, US. [3] [4]