Potamosilurus

Potamosilurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Potamosilurus Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007
Type species
Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber, 1913)

Potamosilurus is a genus of freshwater sea catfishes found on the island of New Guinea. There are currently four described species.

Species

• Potamosilurus coatesi (Kailola, 1990) (Coates' catfish)
• Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber, 1913) (Sharp-nosed catfish)
• Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts, 1978) (Taylor's catfish)
• Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber, 1907) (Papillate catfish)

References

• Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Potamosilurus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
• Marceniuk, A. P.; C. Oliveira; C. J. Ferraris, Jr. (2023). "A new classification of the family Ariidae (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) based on combined analyses of morphological and molecular data". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 200 (2): 426–476. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078.