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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Nemapteryx

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6 species (see list below)
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm SL
Nemapteryx armiger (De Vis, 1884)

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Nemapteryx armiger
[Threadfin catfish]
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Max. Length 60 cm SL
 
Nemapteryx augusta
[Short barbelled catfish]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Nemapteryx bleekeri (Popta, 1900)

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Nemapteryx bleekeri
[Bleeker's catfish]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm FL
Nemapteryx caelata (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Nemapteryx caelata
[Engraved catfish]

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Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nemapteryx macronotacantha (Bleeker, 1846)

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Nemapteryx macronotacantha
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Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nemapteryx nenga (Hamilton, 1822)

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Nemapteryx nenga
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nemapteryx armiger Threadfin catfish Western Pacific 39.5 SL 1884
Nemapteryx augusta Short barbelled catfish Oceania 60 SL 1978
Nemapteryx bleekeri Bleeker's catfish Western Pacific 17 SL 1900
Nemapteryx caelata Engraved catfish Indo-Pacific 59 FL 1840
Nemapteryx macronotacantha Indo-west Pacific 30 TL 1846
Nemapteryx nenga Indo-west Pacific 30 TL 1822



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