Silver cobbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Neoarius
Species:
N. midgleyi
Binomial name
Neoarius midgleyi
(Kailola & Pierce, 1988)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arius midgleyi Kailola & Pierce, 1988
  • Ariopsis midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)

The silver cobbler (Neoarius midgleyi), also known as the Lake Argyle catfish, the Lake Argyle silver cobbler, the Midgley's catfish, the Ord River catfish, the shovel-nosed catfish, or the 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]

The silver cobbler's diet includes crayfish, finfish and prawns.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius midgleyi" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Food items reported for Neoarius midgleyi at www.fishbase.org.


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