Sciades

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Sciades
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Sciades herzbergii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Sciades
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849
Type species
Sciades emphysetus
Müller & Troschel, 1849

Sciades is a genus of sea catfishes mostly found along the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea coasts of Central and South America. One species, S. dowii, occurs on the Pacific side from Panama to Ecuador. The genus Ariopsis has been merged with Sciades by some authorities. [1]

Currently, six described species are in this genus: [2]

References

  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Ariopsis Gill, 1861". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sciades". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 August 2025.