Megalosciades augustus (Roberts, 1978)
Short barbelled catfish

Family:  Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae
Max. size:  60 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: Fly River in Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-22
Biology:  Inhabits river. Feeds exclusively on small fishes including clupeids, chanids and melanotaeniids.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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