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found in West Papua in

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and

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where it is found in the Purari,

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, Strickland and

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systems as well as in the Roper River system of

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References

* Ramsay, E.P. and Ogibly, J.D. 1887. A contribution to the knowledge of the fish-fauna of New Guinea. ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales'' (Second Series) 1:8-20. * Cinetodus Catfish of Oceania Freshwater fish of Australia Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea Freshwater fish of Papua New Guinea Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1887 {{Ariidae-stub