Biology:Potamosilurus macrorhynchus

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Short description: Species of fish

Potamosilurus macrorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Genus:
Potamosilurus

Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007
Species:
P. macrorhynchus
Binomial name
Potamosilurus macrorhynchus
(M. C. W. Weber, 1913)

Potamosilurus macrorhynchus, the sharp-nose catfish, is a species of sea catfish endemic to the island of New Guinea where it is found in both Papua New Guinea and in West Papua, the Indonesian part of the island. It is a strictly fresh water catfish and grows to a length of 50 cm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3758896 entry