Potamosilurus velutinus

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa 1416, pp. 1-126 : 102

Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber, 1907)

Hemipimelodus velutinus Weber, 1907: 225. Type locality: Lake Sentani and mouth of Tami and Twarin rivers , Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: AMNH 9478 , FMNH 53592 , NMW 8222-23 , RMNH 8001 , ZMA 112654-56 .

Hemipimelodus papillifer Herre, 1935: 390. Type locality: Sepik River at Timbuke , New Guinea. Holotype: FMNH 17211 . Paratypes: FMNH 17212 , SU 24453 .

Distribution: Northern New Guinea.

Countries: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Habitat: Freshwaters.

Maximum size: 500 mm SL.

Material examined: AMS I.27410-001 (1 c&s), Papua New Guinea, Angoran, Sepik River, fish market ; CAS 63536 (3 al, 67-235 mm TL), Papua New Guinea, Madang, Ramu River where it is crossed by bridge on Brahman rd. north side near Usema village; freshwater; elev. 125m ; CAS 63411 (4 al, 212-228 mm TL) (1 c&s), Papua New Guinea, Madang, just south of boat launch area, Bunapas Mission, 45 km upstream, elev. 5m ; USNM 217321 (3 al, 187-230 mm TL), Papua New Guinea, Ramu River near Mt Otto .