Biology:Broad-snouted catfish

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Short description: Species of catfish

Broad-snouted catfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Neoarius
Species:
N. latirostris
Binomial name
Neoarius latirostris
(W. J. Macleay, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius acrocephalus Weber, 1913
  • Arius latirostris Macleay, 1883
  • Arius digulensis Hardenberg, 1936

The broad-snouted catfish[2] (Neoarius latirostris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by William John Macleay in 1883, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits freshwater rivers in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][4] Its diet includes finfish, mollusks, prawns, terrestrial arthropods, aquatic insects, and plants.[5] It reaches a maximum standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]

The IUCN redlist currently lists the broad-snouted catfish as Least Concern, but makes note of a present decline in the species' population. It cites fishing/harvesting, mining, quarrying, and residential developments as the main threats to the species.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Neoarius latirostris" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Neoarius latirostris at the IUCN redlist.
  5. Food items reported for Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q3765655 entry