Neosilurus novaeguineae

Neosilurus novaeguineae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Plotosidae
Genus:	Neosilurus
Species:	N. novaeguineae
Binomial name
	Neosilurus novaeguineae; (Weber, 1907)
Synonyms
	Copidoglanis novaeguineae Weber, 1907; Tandanus novaeguineae (Weber 1907)

Neosilurus novaeguineae is a freshwater eeltail catfish described by Max Weber in 1907.^[1]^[2] It is endemic to New Guinea and occurs in both Indonesian and Papua New Guinean parts of the island.^[2]^[3] Common name New Guinea tandan has been proposed for it.^[2]

This catfish prefers deeper pools of small streams that are often littered with logs and branches. It grows to 21 cm (8.3 in) standard length.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neosilurus novaeguineae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Neosilurus novaeguineae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
^ Allen, G.R. (1991) Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

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[CoF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neosilurus novaeguineae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[FishBase-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Neosilurus novaeguineae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

[3] Allen, G.R. (1991) Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

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