Neosilurus
Neosilurus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.
| Neosilurus | |
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| Neosilurus hyrtlii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Plotosidae |
| Genus: | Neosilurus Steindachner, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 | |
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Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894) (Narrowfront tandan)
- Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) (Shortfin tandan)
- Neosilurus coatesi (Allen, 1985)
- Neosilurus equinus (Weber, 1913) (Southern tandan)
- Neosilurus gjellerupi (Weber, 1913) (Northern tandan)
- Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (Dalhousie catfish)
- Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 (Glencoe tandan)
- Neosilurus idenburgi (Nichols, 1940) (Idenburg tandan)
- Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (Soft-spined catfish)
- Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) (New Guinea tandan)
- Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (False-spined catfish)
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Neosilurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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