Short barbelled catfish
| Short barbelled catfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Megalosciades Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris, 2023 |
| Species: | M. augustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalosciades augustus (Roberts, 1978)
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The short barbelled catfish[3] (Megalosciades augustus) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[4] It was described by Tyson R. Roberts in 1978, originally under the genus Arius.[2] It inhabits the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in).[4] Its diet consists of bony fish in the families Chanidae, Clupeidae and Melanotaeniidae.[5]
References
- ^ Mungkaje, A.; Kolkolo, U.; Storey, A.W. (2020). "Nemapteryx augusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T196858A2477642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196858A2477642.en. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b Synonyms of Nemapteryx augusta at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Megalosciades augustus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalosciades augustus". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Megalosciades augustus at www.fishbase.org.