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| Scientific Name | Neosilurus equinus (Weber, 1913) |
| Common Names | Southern Tandan Gjellerup's Tandan |
| Type Locality | Lorentz River, Merauke, Papua, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Copidoglanis equinus, Tandanus equinus |
| 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 | 375mm or 14.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia and Oceania: central-southern New Guinea including the Upper Kikori (including Lake Kutubu), Fly-Strickland and Lorentz river systems. 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) Login to view the 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 aus Niederländisch Süd- und Nord-Neu-Guinea v. 9 (livr. 4), pp 527, Fig. 11. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.11.22.3804 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2011 Sep 07 14:08) |