Biology:Nedystoma

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Nedystoma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Nedystoma
J. D. Ogilby, 1898
Type species
Nedystoma dayi
(E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886)

Nedystoma is a genus of sea catfishes endemic to the island of New Guinea where they are found in fresh and brackish waters in both the Indonesian portion and in Papua New Guinea. There are currently two described species in this genus.

Species

  • Nedystoma dayi (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Day's catfish)
  • Nedystoma novaeguineae (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Spoon-snouted catfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2244465 entry