Biology:Papillate catfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Papillate catfish
Scientific classification
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Siluriformes
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N. velutinus
Binomial name
Neoarius velutinus
(M. C. W. Weber, 1907)
Synonyms[1]
  • Weber, 1907 (Weber, 1907)
  • Hemipimelodus papillifer Arius velutinus
  • Herre, 1935 Hemipimelodus velutinus

The papillate catfish[2] (Neoarius velutinus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1907, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus.[1] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in New Guinea.[3] Its diet includes mayflies and other terrestrial and aquatic insects, detritus, benthic algae,[4] and crustaceans.[3]

The papillate catfish reaches a maximum known standard length of 60 cm (24 in), but usually reaches an SL of 35 cm (14 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb).[3] It spawns throughout the year.[5][6] It is harvested by subsistence fisheries.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Neoarius velutinus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Neoarius velutinus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Neoarius velutinus" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. Food items reported for Neoarius velutinus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Spawning for Neoarius velutinus at www.fishbase.org.
  6. Reproduction of Neoarius velutinus at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q3767846 entry