Ariidae

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Noun 1. [画像:Ariidae - sea catfishes]Ariidae - sea catfishes
fish family - any of various families of fish
order Siluriformes, Siluriformes - an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes
sea catfish - any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
genus Arius, Arius - type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
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On the myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of three ariid species, Arius heudeloti, Genidens genidens and Bagre marinus, and comparison with other catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes).
Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of Heptapterus mustelinus, comparison with other heptapterins, and discussion on the synapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Heptapterinae and the Pimelodidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)/Osteologia y miologia de la region cefalica y de la cintura pectoral del Heptapterus mustelinus, comparacion con otros heptapterinos ..
Other fossils collected with the mammal teeth include a dermatemydid turtle and an ariid catfish, which do not provide any additional evidence for the age of the locality.
New record of anthracotheriidae (artiodactyla: mammalia) from the middle Eocene Yegua Formation (Claiborne Group), Houston County, Texas
However, a complete perforation of the dorsal surface of the neurocranium by a true, large foramen between the frontal and the lateral ethmoid is a feature only found in the pangasiid, schilbid and ariid catfishes examined.
Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of Pangasius macronema, with a discussion on the synapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Pangasiidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)/ Osteologia y miologia de la region cefalica y de la cintura pectoral del Pangasius macronema, con una discusion de las sinapomorfias y relaciones filogeneticas de los Pangasiidae (Telostei; Siluriformes)