There are currently eight described extant species in this genus: •
Ariopsis assimilis (
Günther, 1864) (Mayan sea catfish) •
Ariopsis canteri Acero P., Betancur-R & Marceniuk, 2017 •
Ariopsis felis (
Linnaeus, 1766) (Hardhead sea catfish) •
Ariopsis gilberti (Jordan & Williams, 1895) •
Ariopsis guatemalensis (
Günther, 1864) (Blue sea catfish) •
Ariopsis jimenezi Marceniuk, Acero P., Cooke & Betancur-R, 2017 •
Ariopsis seemanni (
Günther, 1864) (Tete sea catfish) •
Ariopsis simonsi (Starks, 1906) The extinct species †
Ariopsis stauroforus (Lynn & Melland, 1939) is known from the
Middle Miocene-aged
Calvert Formation of Maryland, US. ==References==