Neosilurus ater

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]

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

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


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