narrowfront tandan
Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neosilurus ater, commonly known as black catfish, butter jew or narrowfront tandan is a species of catfish native to rivers and streams in northern Australia and New Guinea. It can reach a length of 47 cm (19 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Neosilurus ater; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:29:34.815020+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894)
- Name authority
- (Perugia, 1894)
- Common name
- narrowfront tandan
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Plotosidae
- Genus
- Neosilurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyPlotosidae Bleeker, 1858
- genusNeosilurus Steindachner, 1867
- speciesNeosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neosilurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| shortfin tandanNeosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus coatesi (Allen, 1985) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glencoe tandanNeosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus manjandi Hammer, Moore, Allen, Adams & Unmack, 2026 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus equinus (Weber, 1913) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus gjellerupi (Weber, 1913) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus idenburgi (Nichols, 1940) | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Neosilurus ater sepikensis (Whitley, 1956) (Whitley, 1956) | synonym |
| Lambertia atra Perugia, 1894 Perugia, 1894 | synonym |
| Neosilurus mediobarbis Ogilby, 1908 Ogilby, 1908 | synonym |
| Tandanus ater (Perugis, 1894) (Perugis, 1894) | synonym |
| Lambertichthys ater | synonym |
| Lambertichthys ater sepikensis Whitley, 1956 Whitley, 1956 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991288 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46TRL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.