Arafura refers to the name of the
Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events:
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Arafura catfish
The Arafura catfish (''Netuma proxima''), also known as the Arafura sea catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1898, originally under the genus ''Arius''. It inhabits marine, brackish an ...
, ''Netuma proxima''
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Arafura fantail
The Arafura fantail (''Rhipidura dryas''), sometimes known as the wood fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the To ...
, ''Rhipidura dryas''
* Arafura file snake, ''
Acrochordus arafurae
:''Common names: Arafura File snake, Elephant Trunk Snake or wrinkle file snake.''
''Acrochordus arafurae'' is an aquatic snake species found in northern Australia and New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized.
This snake was first desc ...
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* Arafura large-footed bat, ''
Myotis moluccarum
The Maluku myotis (''Myotis moluccarum''), also commonly known as the Arafura large-footed bat, is a species of mouse-eared bat. Native to Indonesia, and possibly New Guinea and northern Australia, it one of several species known as "fishing bats ...
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Arafura shrikethrush
The Arafura shrikethrush (''Colluricincla megarhyncha'') is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly considered a conspecific member of the little shrikethrush complex. Genetic investiga ...
, ''Colluricincla megarhyncha''
;Places
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Arafura Jungles
The Arafura Jungles form a site with an area of about 5000 ha in eastern Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It contains twelve patches of monsoon vine forest of areas varying from 1.5 ha to 50 ha, representing f ...
, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Arafura Sea, located between northern Australia and New Guinea
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Arafura Swamp The Arafura Swamp is a large inland freshwater wetland in Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a near pristine floodplain with an area of that may expand to by the end of the wet season, making it the largest ...
, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Electoral division of Arafura, in Australia's Northern Territory
;Other
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Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
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Arafura Games, international multi-sport event drawing competitors from Australasia and Asia
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Arafura Resources, Australian mineral exploration company
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