Biology:Neoarius
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Neoarius | |
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| Neoarius berneyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Neoarius Castelnau, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Arius curtisii Castelnau, 1878
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Neoarius is a genus of sea catfishes found on and around the island New Guinea and Australia . They are found in marine, brackish waters and fresh waters with several species restricted solely to freshwater rivers. There are currently 10 described species in this genus.
Species
- Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) (Highfin catfish)
- Neoarius coatesi (Kailola, 1990) (Coates' catfish)
- Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 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)
- Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola, 2000) (Sawspine catfish)
- Neoarius taylori (T. R. Roberts, 1978) (Taylor's catfish)
- Neoarius (Kailola, 1990) (Northern rivers catfish)
- Neoarius velutinus (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Papillate catfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Neoarius in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2608242 entry
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