Pararius

Pararius is a genus of sea catfishes consisting of two species. The species occur in the coastal waters in the region of South Asia to Australasia. When first described, it was as a subgenus of Tachysurus.^[1]

Pararius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Pararius Whitley, 1940
Type species
Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898

Species

• Pararius mastersi (Ogilby, 1898) (Master's catfish)
• Pararius proximus (Ogilby, 1898) (Arafura catfish)