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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 | |||