Neosilurus
   HOME





Neosilurus
''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water Eeltail catfish, plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Neosilurus ater'' (Alberto Perugia, Perugia, 1894) (Narrowfront tandan) * ''Neosilurus brevidorsalis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1867) (Shortfin tandan) * ''Neosilurus coatesi'' (Gerald R. Allen, Allen, 1985) * ''Neosilurus equinus'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Weber, 1913) (Southern tandan) * ''Neosilurus gjellerupi'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Weber, 1913) (Northern tandan) * ''Neosilurus gloveri'' Gerald R. Allen, Allen & Margaret Norma Feinberg, Feinberg, 1998 (Dalhousie catfish) * ''Neosilurus hyrtlii'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1867 (Glencoe tandan) * ''Neosilurus idenburgi'' (John Treadwell Nichols, Nichols, 1940) (Idenburg tandan) * ''Neosilurus mollespiculum'' Gerald R. Allen, Allen & Margaret Norma Feinberg, Feinberg, 1998 (Soft-spined catfish) ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Idenburgi
''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' 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 Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennes ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus
''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water Eeltail catfish, plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Neosilurus ater'' (Alberto Perugia, Perugia, 1894) (Narrowfront tandan) * ''Neosilurus brevidorsalis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1867) (Shortfin tandan) * ''Neosilurus coatesi'' (Gerald R. Allen, Allen, 1985) * ''Neosilurus equinus'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Weber, 1913) (Southern tandan) * ''Neosilurus gjellerupi'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Weber, 1913) (Northern tandan) * ''Neosilurus gloveri'' Gerald R. Allen, Allen & Margaret Norma Feinberg, Feinberg, 1998 (Dalhousie catfish) * ''Neosilurus hyrtlii'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1867 (Glencoe tandan) * ''Neosilurus idenburgi'' (John Treadwell Nichols, Nichols, 1940) (Idenburg tandan) * ''Neosilurus mollespiculum'' Gerald R. Allen, Allen & Margaret Norma Feinberg, Feinberg, 1998 (Soft-spined catfish) ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Coatesi
''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' 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 Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenness ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Neosilurus Hyrtlii
''Neosilurus hyrtlii'', commonly known as Hyrtl's catfish or Glencoe tandan, is a species of catfish found across northern Australia, from the Pilbara to southeastern Queensland. Taxonomy ''Neosilurus hyrtlii'' has been given many common names, including common eel-tail catfish, Glencoe tandan, Hyrtl's tandan, inland catfish, moonfish, moony, Morton's tandan, mottled tandan, salmon catfish, silver moonfish, straight-backed catfish, white tandan, yellow fin tandan and yellow-finned catfish. Austrian naturalist Franz Steindachner described the species in 1867, from the Fitzroy River in Queensland. Description This catfish is generally between in length, though larger fish to 30 cm long are not uncommon. Fish of up to have been recorded from the Alligator River. Female fish are a little larger than male fish. The head is wide and mildly flattened with four pairs of barbels. It has a sturdy dorsal spine, the inside edge of which is serrated. Large fish are dark brown or gre ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Gloveri
''Neosilurus gloveri'', commonly known as Dalhousie catfish, is a species of catfish native to Dalhousie Springs Dalhousie Springs, also known as Witjira-Dalhousie Springs, is a group of over 60 natural artesian springs located in Witjira National Park on the western fringe of the Simpson Desert, 180 kilometres northeast of Oodnadatta in northern South ... in central Australia. It is listed as Critically Endangered under both the IUCN Red List and the Australian EPBC Act. References gloveri Freshwater fish of South Australia Venomous fish Fish described in 1998 {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Brevidorsalis
''Neosilurus brevidorsalis'', commonly known as shortfin tandan or shortfin catfish, is a species of catfish native to lakes, swamps and rivers in Far North Queensland and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is .... It reaches a length of . References Freshwater fish of Queensland Freshwater fish of New Guinea Venomous fish Fish described in 1867 Taxa named by Albert Günther brevidorsalis {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Equinus
''Neosilurus equinus'', the southern tandan, is a species of fish in the eeltail catfish family. It occurs in torrents in the New Guinea Highlands. It can be found in Lake Kutubu Lake Kutubu is the second-largest lake in Papua New Guinea,Lake Kutubu
at Ramsar site
after equinus Freshwater fish of New Guinea {{Catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Neosilurus Ater
''Neosilurus ater'', commonly known as black catfish, butter jew or narrowfront tandan is a species of catfish native to rivers and streams in northern Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is .... It can reach a length of . References ater Freshwater fish of New Guinea Freshwater fish of Australia Taxa named by Alberto Perugia black catfish {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Novaeguineae
''Neosilurus novaeguineae'' is a freshwater eeltail catfish described by Max Weber in 1907. It is endemic to northern New Guinea.Allen, G.R. (1991) Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. The common name New Guinea tandan has been proposed for it. This catfish prefers deeper pools of small streams that are often littered with logs and branches. It grows to standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is .... References novaeguineae Endemic fauna of New Guinea Freshwater fish of New Guinea Fish described in 1907 Taxa named by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Mollespiculum
''Neosilurus mollespiculum'', commonly known as softspine catfish, is a species of catfish native to the Burdekin River The Burdekin River is a river in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upsta ... system in Australia. References Freshwater fish of Queensland Venomous fish Fish described in 1998 mollespiculum {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Neosilurus Pseudospinosus
''Neosilurus pseudospinosus'', commonly known as falsespine catfish, is a species of catfish native to northwestern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Freshwater fish of the Northern Territory Freshwater fish of Western Australia Venomous fish Fish described in 1998 pseudospinosus {{catfish-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]