Neosilurus brevidorsalis
Neosilurus brevidorsalis | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Plotosidae |
Genus: | Neosilurus |
Species: | N. brevidorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther 1867)
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Neosilurus brevidorsalis, commonly known as shortfin tandan or shortfin catfish, is a species of catfish native to lakes, swamps and rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea.[1][2] It reaches a length of 20 cm (8 in).[2]
References[]
- ^ Gomon, Martin F. (2011). "Shortfin Catfish, Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther 1867)". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Neosilurus brevidorsalis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.
Categories:
- Freshwater fish of Australia
- Freshwater fish of New Guinea
- Venomous fish
- Fish described in 1867
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Neosilurus
- Siluriformes stubs