/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/coatesi/1.jpg "Neosilurus coatesi")
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| Scientific Name | Neosilurus coatesi (Allen, 1985) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ninar River, about 6 kilometers west of Maprik, Papua New Guinea, about 3°37'S, 143°00'E. |
| Synonym(s) | Neosilurus gjellerupi coatesi, Tandanus coatesi |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Oceania: Sepik River basin in streams of Torracelli Mountains, Papua New Guinea. Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Sepik (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 3), pp 252, Fig. 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.11.22.2471 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2010 Jul 11 09:36) |