''Neosilurus'' is a

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es native to

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and

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Neosilurus ater'' (

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, 1894) (Narrowfront tandan) * ''

Neosilurus brevidorsalis ''Neosilurus brevidorsalis'', commonly known as shortfin tandan or shortfin catfish, is a species of catfish native to lakes, swamps and rivers in Far North Queensland and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Pol ...

'' ( Günther, 1867) (Shortfin tandan) * '' Neosilurus coatesi'' (

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, 1985) * '' Neosilurus equinus'' (

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, 1913) (Southern tandan) * '' Neosilurus gjellerupi'' (

, 1913) (Northern tandan) * ''

Neosilurus gloveri ''Neosilurus gloveri'', commonly known as Dalhousie catfish, is a species of catfish native to Dalhousie Springs Dalhousie Springs, also known as Witjira-Dalhousie Springs, is a group of over 60 natural artesian springs located in Witjira Nat ...

& Feinberg, 1998 (Dalhousie catfish) * '' Neosilurus hyrtlii''

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, 1867 (Glencoe tandan) * '' Neosilurus idenburgi'' (

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, 1940) (Idenburg tandan) * '' Neosilurus mollespiculum''

& Feinberg, 1998 (Soft-spined catfish) * '' Neosilurus novaeguineae'' (

, 1907) (New Guinea tandan) * '' Neosilurus pseudospinosus''

& Feinberg, 1998 (False-spined catfish)

References

Fish of Australia Fish of New Guinea Catfish genera Taxa named by Franz Steindachner {{catfish-stub