Potamosilurus macrorhynchus, commonly known as the sharp-nose catfish, is a species of sea catfish endemic to the island of New Guinea where it is found in both Papua New Guinea and in West Papua, the Indonesian part of the island. It is a strictly fresh water catfish and grows to a length of 50 cm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Potamosilurus Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 |
| Species: | P. macrorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Potamosilurus macrorhynchus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- http://www.fishwisepro.com/Species/details.aspx?SId=40265&Zoom=True
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