Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Neosilurus brevidorsalis, commonly known as shortfin tandan or shortfin catfish, is a species of catfish native to lakes, swamps and rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea.[1][2] It reaches a length of 20 cm (8 in).[2]

Neosilurus brevidorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Neosilurus
Species:
N. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Neosilurus brevidorsalis
(Günther 1867)
Synonyms
  • Copidoglanis brevidorsalis Günther, 1867
  • Tandanus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867)
  • Anyperistius perugiae Ogilby, 1908
  • Neosilurus bartoni Regan, 1908

References
  1. Gomon, Martin F. (2011). "Shortfin Catfish, Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther 1867)". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Neosilurus brevidorsalis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.


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