Ariopsis Gill 1861 (Ariid catfish)

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

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro La Cruz (Castillo Formation), Lara (Miocene of Venezuela)

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