''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to

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and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid.

Species

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

Neosilurus ater ''Neosilurus ater'', commonly known as black catfish, butter jew or narrowfront tandan is a species of catfish native to rivers and streams in northern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, ...

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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 ''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Neosilurus ater'' ( Perugia, 189 ...

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Neosilurus equinus ''Neosilurus equinus'', the southern tandan, is a species of fish in the eeltail catfish family. It occurs in torrents in the New Guinea Highlands. It can be found in Lake Kutubu. References equinus Clubfoot is a birth defect where ...

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, 1913) (Southern tandan) * ''

Neosilurus gjellerupi ''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water Eeltail catfish, plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Neosilurus ater'' ( ...

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, 1913) (Northern tandan) * '' Neosilurus gloveri'' Allen &

Feinberg , image = , image_size = , caption = , pronunciation = , meaning = fine, beautiful + mountain , region = Ukraine, Russia, Soviet, Israel, United States , languageorigin = Yiddish , variant = Fein (< ), Neosilurus hyrtlii ''Neosilurus hyrtlii'', commonly known as Hyrtl's catfish or Glencoe tandan, is a species of catfish found across northern Australia, from the Pilbara to southeastern Queensland. Taxonomy ''Neosilurus hyrtlii'' has been given many common names ...

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, 1867 (Glencoe tandan) * ''

Neosilurus idenburgi ''Neosilurus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the largest genus of fresh water plotosid. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Neosilurus ater'' ( Perugia, 189 ...

'' ( Nichols, 1940) (Idenburg tandan) * ''

Neosilurus mollespiculum ''Neosilurus mollespiculum'', commonly known as softspine catfish, is a species of catfish native to the Burdekin River system in Australia. References Freshwater fish of Queensland Venomous fish Fish described in 1998 mollespiculum ...

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, 1907) (New Guinea tandan) * ''

Neosilurus pseudospinosus ''Neosilurus pseudospinosus'', commonly known as falsespine catfish, is a species of catfish native to northwestern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the m ...

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