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False-spined Catfish
Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998
A False-spined Catfish at the Territory Wildlife Park Aquarium. The fish was caught by D. Wilson in the upper Katherine River, southern Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Photo © D. Wilson. View larger image.
The False-spined Catfish has an elongate body with a tall first dorsal fin. The second dorsal fin and anal fin are continuous with the caudal fin. There is a flexible cartilaginous spine at the front of the first dorsal fin and pectoral fins.
This species is grey to black above and whitish on the belly.
It grows to 35 cm in length.
The False-spined Catfish is endemic to Australia, occurring in freshwaters of northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & M. Allen. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 394.
- Allen, G.R. & M.N. Feinberg, 1998. Descriptions of a New Genus and Four New Species of Freshwater Catfishes (Plotosidae) from Australia. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology. 3 (1): 9-18.
