Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Neosilurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Neosilurus
Species: N. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Neosilurus brevidorsalis
(Günther 1867)

Neosilurus brevidorsalis, commonly known as shortfin tandan or shortfin catfish, is a species of catfish native to lakes, swamps and rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea.[1][2] It reaches a length of 20 cm (8 in).[2]

References

  1. Gomon, Martin F. (2011). "Shortfin Catfish, Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther 1867)". Fishes of Australia. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Neosilurus brevidorsalis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.
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