Silver cobbler
| Silver cobbler | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | Siluriformes
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| Species: | N. midgleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)
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The silver cobbler (Neoarius midgleyi), also known as the Lake Argyle catfish, the Lake Argyle silver cobbler, the Midgley's catfish, the Ord River catfish, the shovel-nosed catfish, or the shovelhead catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola and in 1988, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in northern Australia. It is known to reach a maximum standard length of 140 cm (55 in), but usually reaches an SL of 50 cm (20 in).[3]
The silver cobbler's diet includes crayfish, finfish and prawns.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Synonyms of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius midgleyi" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
Categories:
- Ariidae
- Fish described in 1988
- Freshwater fish of Australia
- Ariidae stubs