''Neoniphargus'' is a genus of freshwater

amphipod Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...

crustacean. It is the type

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of the family

Neoniphargidae Neoniphargidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Amphipoda. Genera: * '' Jasptorus'' Bradbury & Williams, 1997 * '' Neocrypta'' Bradbury & Williams, 1997 * '' Neoniphargus'' (type genus) Stebbing, 1899 * '' Tasniphargus'' William ...

. It is found in the Australian states of

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and

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

and is threatened by

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due to its restricted distribution.

References

{{Amphipod-stub Neoniphargidae Freshwater crustaceans of Australia