Aspistor was a genus of sea catfishes found along the northeastern coast of South America, where they occur in marine, brackish, and fresh waters. The name is now a synonym of Notarius.

Species

The species formerly in this genus are:

• Aspistor cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius cookei

• Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000); valid as Hemiarius hardenbergi

• Aspistor kessleri (Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius kessleri

• Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius luniscutis

• Aspistor neogranatensis (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002); valid as Notarius neogranatensis

• Aspistor osculus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883); valid as Notarius osculus

• Aspistor parkeri (Traill, 1832); valid as Sciades parkeri

• Aspistor planiceps (Steindachner, 1876); valid as Notarius planiceps

• Aspistor platypogon (Günther, 1864); valid as Occidentarius platypogon

• Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840); valid as Notarius quadriscutis

, FishBase only lists A. hardenbergi.

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