Nemapteryx is a genus of sea catfishes found mostly in coastal marine and brackish waters from South Asia to Australia with one species (N. augusta) occurring exclusively in fresh waters of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. There are currently six recognized species in this genus.

Nemapteryx
Nemapteryx caelata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Nemapteryx
J. D. Ogilby, 1908
Type species
Arius stirlingi
Ogilby, 1898

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nemapteryx". FishBase. December 2011 version.