Neosilurus ater

Neosilurus ater, commonly known as black catfish, butter jew or narrowfront tandan is a species of catfish native to rivers and streams in northern Australia and New Guinea.[1][2] It can reach a length of 47 cm (19 in).[2]

Neosilurus ater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Neosilurus
Species:
N. ater
Binomial name
Neosilurus ater
(Perugia, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Lambertia atra Perugia, 1894
  • Tandanus ater (Perugis, 1894)
  • Neosilurus mediobarbis Ogilby, 1908

References
  1. Bray, Dianne J. (2011). "Black Catfish, Neosilurus ater (Perugia 1894)". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Neosilurus ater" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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