Shovelnose Catfish
Common Name: Shovelnose Catfish
Scientific Name: Ariopsis paucus
Description
The Shovelnose Catfish can be recognised by its forked tail, wide mouth and truncate snout. It usually has a smaller eye than the similar looking Silver Cobbler, Ariopsis midgleyi*.
Size
It grows to at least 60 cm in length.
Location or Region Found
The Shovelnose Catfish is usually found in freshwaters over soft substrates.
This species is endemic to Australia, occurring from the Roper River, Northern Territory to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Its distribution is disjunct from that of the Silver Cobbler, which occurs in more westerly drainages including the Victoria, Katherine, Daly, Ord and Kimberley as well as northern waterways such as the Alligator River.
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