Neosilurus

Neosilurus
Neosilurus hyrtlii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid.[1]: 183 

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894) (Narrowfront tandan)
• Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) (Shortfin tandan)
• Neosilurus coatesi (Allen, 1985)
• Neosilurus equinus (Weber, 1913) (Southern tandan)
• Neosilurus gjellerupi (Weber, 1913) (Northern tandan)
• Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (Dalhousie catfish)
• Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 (Glencoe tandan)
• Neosilurus idenburgi (Nichols, 1940) (Idenburg tandan)
• Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (Soft-spined catfish)
• Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) (New Guinea tandan)
• Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998 (False-spined catfish)

References

1. Berra, Tim M. (2008-09-15). Freshwater Fish Distribution. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-04443-9.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neosilurus". FishBase. February 2012 version.