''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, ...

'' ( Perugia, 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) * ''

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, 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 ...

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

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