Broad-snouted catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Neoarius
Species:
N. latirostris
Binomial name
Neoarius latirostris
(W. J. Macleay, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius acrocephalus Weber, 1913
  • Arius latirostris Macleay, 1883
  • Arius digulensis Hardenberg, 1936

The broad-snouted catfish[2] (Neoarius latirostris) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by William John Macleay in 1883, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits freshwater rivers in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][4] Its diet includes finfish, mollusks, prawns, terrestrial arthropods, aquatic insects, and plants.[5] It reaches a maximum standard length of 50 cm (20 in).[3]

The IUCN redlist currently lists the broad-snouted catfish as Least Concern, but makes note of a present decline in the species' population. It cites fishing/harvesting, mining, quarrying, and residential developments as the main threats to the species.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius latirostris" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. 1 2 Neoarius latirostris at the IUCN redlist.
  5. ↑ Food items reported for Neoarius latirostris at www.fishbase.org.


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