Ariopsis Gill [T. N.] 1861:56 Fem. Arius milberti Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Synonym of Sciades Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:103 [ref. 29031], Marceniuk et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32225]). •Valid as Ariopsis Gill 1861 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:150 [ref. 24550], Acero P. 2003:836 [ref. 26998], Kailola 2004:125 [ref. 28108], Hoese & Gates 2006:351 [ref. 28997], Ferraris 2007:32 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:347 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35431], Marceniuk et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Ariopsis Gill 1861. Ariidae: Ariinae.