Neoarius midgleyi, the silver cobbler, Lake Argyle catfish, Lake Argyle silver cobbler, Midgley's catfish, Ord River catfish, shovel-nosed catfish, or shovelhead catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola and Bryan E. Pierce in 1988, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in northern Australia. It is known to reach a maximum standard length of 140 cm (55 in), but usually reaches an SL of 50 cm (20 in).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Neoarius |
| Species: | N. midgleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)
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The silver cobbler's diet includes crayfish, finfish and prawns.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Synonyms of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoarius midgleyi". FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
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