| Short barbelled catfish | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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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
- 1 2 Synonyms of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nemapteryx augusta" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ↑ Food items reported for Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
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