†Ariopsis Gill 1861 (Ariid catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Parent taxon: Ariidae according to O. Aguilera et al. 2020
See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2018
Sister taxa: Ariidarum, Arius, Bagre, Cantarius, Cathorops, Galeichthys, Plotosus, Qarmoutus, Tachysurus, Vorhisia
Subtaxa: Ariopsis castilloensi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cerro La Cruz (Castillo Formation), Lara (Miocene of Venezuela)
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