Neoarius velutinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Neoarius |
Species: | N. velutinus
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Binomial name | |
Neoarius velutinus (
M. C. W. Weber, 1907)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Neoarius velutinus, the papillate catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1907, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus. [1] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in New Guinea. [3] Its diet includes mayflies and other terrestrial and aquatic insects, detritus, benthic algae, [4] and crustaceans. [3]
Neoarius velutinus reaches a maximum known standard length of 60 cm (24 in), but usually reaches an SL of 35 cm (14 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb). [3] It spawns throughout the year. [5] [6] It is harvested by subsistence fisheries. [3]
Neoarius velutinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Neoarius |
Species: | N. velutinus
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Binomial name | |
Neoarius velutinus (
M. C. W. Weber, 1907)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Neoarius velutinus, the papillate catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1907, originally under the genus Hemipimelodus. [1] It inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers in New Guinea. [3] Its diet includes mayflies and other terrestrial and aquatic insects, detritus, benthic algae, [4] and crustaceans. [3]
Neoarius velutinus reaches a maximum known standard length of 60 cm (24 in), but usually reaches an SL of 35 cm (14 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb). [3] It spawns throughout the year. [5] [6] It is harvested by subsistence fisheries. [3]