tete sea catfish
Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864)
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
The Tete sea catfish (Ariopsis seemanni) or Colombian shark catfish is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae, native to Pacific-draining rivers and estuaries in Central and South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Tete sea catfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:08:10.512554+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1864)
- Common name
- tete sea catfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Ariidae
- Genus
- Ariopsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · 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
- genusAriopsis Gill, 1861
- speciesAriopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ariopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maya sea catfishAriopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| widehead sea catfishAriopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galeichthys gilberti Jordan & Williams, 1895 Jordan & Williams, 1895 | synonym |
| Galeichthys jordani (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | synonym |
| Galeichthys simonsi Starks, 1906 Starks, 1906 | synonym |
| Tachisurus seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Tachysurus eigenmanni (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) | synonym |
| Arius jordani (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | synonym |
| Arius seemanni Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
| Galeichthys eigenmanni Gilbert & Starks, 1904 Gilbert & Starks, 1904 | synonym |
| Galeichthys seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Hexanematichthys jordani (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | synonym |
| Hexanematichthys seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Hexanematichthys simonsi (Starks, 1906) (Starks, 1906) | synonym |
| Sciades seemanni (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Tachisurus jordani Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293653 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:GMXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.