Arius cous is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [1] It was described by Josef Hyrtl in 1859. [2] It is known from the western Indian Ocean, in the Middle East. [1]

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).

Arius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae. The genus Arius is distributed in brackish and fresh waters of Eastern Africa and south to Southeast Asia. [1] Defining the limits so that Arius can form a natural grouping has always been a problem.

Arius species Arius cous Name Homonyms Arius cous Hyrtl, 1859 Common names 利齒海鯰 in language. 利齿海鲶 in language. bodur yayin baligi in Turkish Bibliographic References. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World …

Throughout, Arius cous has been confused with the sucker catfish Aclyptosternon coum Bleeker, 1862 (Family Sisoridae), which has four and not three pairs of barbels.

Arius cous Hyrtl, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275570 on 2025-01-19

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Arius cous is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Josef Hyrtl in 1859. It is known from the western Indian Ocean, in the Middle East.

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335). Issue Species inquirenda in Ariidae according to Marceniuk & Menezes (2007: Ref. 58022).

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