Neosilurus ater

Neosilurus ater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Plotosidae
Genus:Neosilurus
Species: N. ater
Binomial name
Neosilurus ater
(Perugia, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Lambertia atra Perugia, 1894
  • Tandanus ater (Perugis, 1894)
  • Neosilurus mediobarbis Ogilby, 1908

Neosilurus ater, commonly known as butter jew or narrowfront tandan is a species of catfish native to rivers and streams in northern Australia and New Guinea.[1][2] It can reach a length of 47 cm (19 in).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Black Catfish, Neosilurus ater (Perugia 1894)". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Neosilurus ater" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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