Notarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2006
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Notarius armbrusteri is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Ricardo Betancur-Rodríguez and Arturo Acero Pizarro in 2006. It inhabits marine waters around Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, in Colombia. Males reach a maximum standard length of 17.7 cm (7.0 in), while females reach a maximum SL of 20.8 cm (8.2 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Notarius armbrusteri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:21:11.814213+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2006
- Name authority
- Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2006
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Ariidae
- Genus
- Notarius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAriidae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyAriinae Bleeker, 1858
- genusNotarius Gill, 1863
- speciesNotarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notarius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notarius kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius osculus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius bonillai (Miles, 1945) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius grandicassis (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius lentiginosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius neogranatensis (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notarius troschelii (Gill, 1863) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Betancur-R., R.; Acero, A.P. (2006). A new species of Notarius (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Pacific. Zootaxa 1249:47-59. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1249.1.4 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47S79. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.