Notarius (fish)

Notarius
Notarius grandicassis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Notarius T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Arius grandicassis Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms
Amphiarius Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 Aspistor Jordan & Evermann, 1898 Sciadeops (subgenus of Sciades )Fowler, 1944

Notarius is a genus of fish in the family Ariidae found in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 17 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) ^[2] (Thomas sea catfish)
• 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 luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Notarius neogranatensis (Acero P & Betancur-R., 2002) (Caribbean sculptured sea catfish)
• Notarius osculus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Chomba sea catfish)
• Notarius parmocassis (Valenciennes, 1840) ^[2]
• Notarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Kukwari sea catfish)
• Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) (Flat-head sea catfish)
• Notarius quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bressou sea catfish)
• Notarius rugispinis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Softhead sea catfish)
• Notarius troschelii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Chili sea catfish)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Notarius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
2. 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. Bibcode:2017SyBio..15..274M. doi:10.1080/14772000.2016.1256916.