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Scientific Name Neosilurus coatesi    (Allen, 1985)
Common Name
Type Locality Ninar River, about 6 kilometers west of Maprik, Papua New Guinea, about 3°37'S, 143°00'E.
Synonym(s) Neosilurus gjellerupi coatesi, Tandanus coatesi
Pronunciation Nee oh see loo russ
Etymology The generic name comes from the Latin neo, meaning new and Silurus, a catfish name frequently used to form generic names. 
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Oceania: Sepik River basin in streams of Torracelli Mountains, Papua New Guinea.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Sepik (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 3), pp 252, Fig. 3.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2010 Jul 11 09:36)