Taylor's catfish (Neoarius taylori)

Scientific name: Neoarius taylori Roberts, 1978

The Taylor's catfish (Neoarius taylori) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Oceania, Upper Fly River system in Papua New Guinea. Formerly classified as data deficient in the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoarius taylori
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
3 m (10 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 3 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: Upper Fly River system in Papua New Guinea. Formerly classified as data deficient in the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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