Neosilurus brevidorsalis
Shortfin Tandan
Formerly Copidoglanis brevidorsalis Günther, 1867 · Tandanus brevidorsalis Günther, 1867 · Anyperistius perugiae Ogilby, 1908 · Neosilurus bartoni Regan, 1908
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Quick facts
Difficulty5 of 6 measures
More bars, more demanding.
- Space
- large tank
- Water
- tap water
- Temp
- unfussy
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- kept alone
- Compatibility
- not a community fish
Type locality is ‘Nicol Bay, Cape York, Queensland, Australia’, and this species is restricted to the tips of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea. In Australia records exist only from the Jardine and Jackson river systems on the Cape York Peninsula, while in Papua New Guinea it’s known from the Fly River plus some other drainages.
Etymology
Neosilurus: from the Greek νέος (neo), meaning 'new', and the generic name Silurus.
brevidorsalis: from the Latin brevis, meaning 'short', and dorsalis, meaning 'dorsal, pertaining to the back', in reference to this species' relatively small dorsal-fin.
Distribution
Type locality is 'Nicol Bay, Cape York, Queensland, Australia', and this species is restricted to the tips of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea.
In Australia records exist only from the Jardine and Jackson river systems on the Cape York Peninsula, while in Papua New Guinea it's known from the Fly River plus some other drainages.
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 120 ∗ 45 cm48 ∗ 18 in or equivalent are recommended.
Water conditions
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References
- Ferraris, C. J., Jr. (2007). Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418, 1-628
- Roberts, T. R. (1978). An ichthyological survey of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281, 1-72
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