Cephalocassis melanochir is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.

[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, originally under the genus Arius.

[1] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia.

It reaches a total length of 30 cm (12 in).

[2] It feeds on finfish and benthic crustaceans.