Neoarius midgleyi
Neoarius midgleyi, the silver cobbler, Lake Argyle catfish, Lake Argyle silver cobbler, Midgley's catfish, Ord River catfish, shovel-nosed catfish, or shovelhead catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola and Bryan E. Pierce in 1988, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in northern Australia. It is known to reach a maximum standard length of 140 cm (55 in), but usually reaches an SL of 50 cm (20 in).[3]
| Neoarius midgleyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Neoarius |
| Species: | N. midgleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The silver cobbler's diet includes crayfish, finfish and prawns.[4]
References
- Synonyms of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius midgleyi" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- Food items reported for Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
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