Neoarius

Neoarius
Neoarius berneyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Neoarius Castelnau, 1878
Type species
Arius curtisii Castelnau, 1878

Neoarius is a genus of sea catfishes found on and around the island New Guinea and Australia. They are found in marine, brackish waters and fresh waters with several species restricted solely to freshwater rivers. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.

Species[]

• Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) (Highfin catfish)
• Neoarius coatesi (Kailola, 1990) (Coates' catfish)
• Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) (Blue salmon-catfish)
• Neoarius latirostris (W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Broad-snouted catfish)
• Neoarius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862) (Salmon catfish)
• Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & , 1988) (Silver cobbler)
• Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola, 2000) (Sawspine catfish)
• Neoarius taylori (T. R. Roberts, 1978) (Taylor's catfish)
• Neoarius utarus (Kailola, 1990) (Northern rivers catfish)
• Neoarius velutinus (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Papillate catfish)

References[]

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Neoarius in FishBase. December 2011 version.