Short barbelled catfish
Appearance
Short barbelled catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Nemapteryx |
Species: | N. augusta
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Binomial name | |
Nemapteryx augusta (Roberts, 1978)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The short barbelled catfish[2] (Nemapteryx augusta) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Tyson R. Roberts in 1978, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in).[3] Its diet consists of bony fish in the families Chanidae, Clupeidae and Melanotaeniidae.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nemapteryx augusta" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.