Aspistor

Aspistor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Aspistor D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Type species
Arius luniscutis Valenciennes, 1840

Aspistor was a genus of sea catfishes found along the northeastern coast of South America, where they occur in marine, brackish, and fresh waters. The name is now a synonym of Notarius .

Species

The species formerly in this genus are: ^[1]

• Aspistor cookei(Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius cookei
• Aspistor hardenbergi(Kailola, 2000); valid as Hemiarius hardenbergi
• Aspistor kessleri(Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius kessleri
• Aspistor luniscutis(Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius luniscutis
• Aspistor neogranatensis(Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius neogranatensis
• Aspistor osculus(Jordan & Gilbert, 1883); valid as Notarius osculus
• Aspistor parkeri(Traill, 1832); valid as Sciades parkeri
• Aspistor planiceps(Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius planiceps
• Aspistor platypogon(Günther, 1864); valid as Occidentarius platypogon
• Aspistor quadriscutis(Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius quadriscutis

As of August 2025 ^[update] , FishBase only lists A. hardenbergi. ^[2]

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aspistor". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspistor". FishBase . August 2025 version.