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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) |
| Common Name | New Guinea Tandan |
| Type Locality | Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Copidoglanis novaeguineae, Copidoglanis novaeguineae niger |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia and Oceania: New Guinea. Pacific, Papua New Guinea (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, South Pacific, New Guinea Pacific area, New Guinea Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2, pp 226. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 21 12:11 (species record created: 2011 Sep 07 14:07) |