Neosilurus novaeguineae

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]

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[1]

Copidoglanis novaeguineae Weber, 1907
Tandanus novaeguineae (Weber 1907)

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

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neosilurus novaeguineae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. 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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