''Neoarius'' is a genus of
sea catfish
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
Fossil ...
es found on and around the island
New Guinea
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and
Australia
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. They are found in marine,
brackish water
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuary ...
s and
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salt (chemistry), salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include ...
s with several species restricted solely to freshwater rivers. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.
Species
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Neoarius berneyi''
( Whitley, 1941) (Highfin catfish)
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Neoarius coatesi''
( Kailola, 1990) (Coates' catfish)
* ''
Neoarius graeffei
''Neoarius graeffei'', or blue salmon catfish, is a species of catfish found in freshwater rivers of Australia and Papua New Guinea. This species is most identifiable by its large, shark-like dorsal fin that is led by a poisonous spine. Like other ...
''
( Kner & Steindachner
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, 1867) (Blue salmon-catfish)
* ''
Neoarius latirostris''
( W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Broad-snouted catfish)
* ''
Neoarius leptaspis''
( Bleeker, 1862) (Salmon catfish)
* ''
Neoarius midgleyi''
( Kailola & Pierce, 1988) (Silver cobbler)
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Neoarius pectoralis''
( Kailola, 2000) (Sawspine catfish)
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Neoarius taylori''
( T. R. Roberts, 1978) (
Taylor's catfish)
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Neoarius ''
( Kailola, 1990) (Northern rivers catfish)
* ''
Neoarius velutinus''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Papillate catfish)
References
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Catfish genera
Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau
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