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Short barbelled catfish

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Short barbelled catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Nemapteryx
Species:
N. augusta
Binomial name
Nemapteryx augusta
(Roberts, 1978)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius augustus Roberts, 1978

The short barbelled catfish[2] (Nemapteryx augusta) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Tyson R. Roberts in 1978, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in).[3] Its diet consists of bony fish in the families Chanidae, Clupeidae and Melanotaeniidae.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemapteryx augusta". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.