Neosilurus

Neosilurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Neosilurus
Steindachner, 1867
Type species
Neosilurus hyrtlii
Steindachner, 1867
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Neosilurus Castelnau, 1878
  • Eumeda Castelnau, 1878
  • Cainosilurus Macleay, 1881
  • Lambertia Perugia, 1894
  • Anyperistius Ogilby, 1908
  • Lambertichthys Whitley, 1938

Neosilurus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Neosilurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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