Neoarius midgleyi

Neoarius midgleyi, the silver cobbler, Lake Argyle catfish, Lake Argyle silver cobbler, Midgley's catfish, Ord River catfish, shovel-nosed catfish, or shovelhead catfish,^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.^[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola and Bryan E. Pierce in 1988, originally under the genus Arius.^[1] It inhabits brackish and freshwaters in northern Australia. It is known to reach a maximum standard length of 140 cm (55 in), but usually reaches an SL of 50 cm (20 in).^[3]

Neoarius midgleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	Neoarius
Species:	N. midgleyi
Binomial name
Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)
Synonyms[1]
Arius midgleyi Kailola & Pierce, 1988 Ariopsis midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)

The silver cobbler's diet includes crayfish, finfish and prawns.^[4]