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Jump to next section Species List
1. Anodontiglanis dahli (i:2, k:0)
2. Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (i:3, k:0)
3. Neosiluroides cooperensis (i:2, k:0)
4. Neosilurus ater (i:12, k:8)
5. Neosilurus brevidorsalis (i:4, k:0)
6. Neosilurus coatesi (i:1, k:0)
7. Neosilurus equinus (i:0, k:0)
8. Neosilurus gloveri (i:1, k:0)
9. Neosilurus hyrtlii (i:1, k:2)
10. Neosilurus novaguineae (i:0, k:0)
11. Neosilurus sp. (1) (i:1, k:0)
12. Oloplotosus mariae (i:7, k:1)
13. Plotosus abbreviatus (i:3, k:0)
14. Plotosus canius (i:10, k:1)
15. Plotosus lineatus (i:9, k:0)
16. Plotosus papuensis (i:10, k:2)
17. Porochilus argenteus (i:2, k:0)
18. Porochilus obbesi (i:3, k:1)
19. Porochilus rendahli (i:4, k:3)
20. Tandanus tandanus (i:12, k:6)
Jump to next section Total of 20 species
Jump to next section The Catfish Family Plotosidae
Plotosidae
Pronounced Ploe TOW Sid Ae
Family Common Name Eel Tailed Catfish
Features In most species the dorsal, caudal and anal fins are conjoined to form the 'eel-tail'. No adipose fin and four pairs of roughly equal sized barbels.
Distribution Australia & New Guinea
Common Names Eel Tailed Catfish, Marine or Coral Catfish
Size Smallest 100mm, largest 1500mm, average 471mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species There are 20 species in 8 genera in the database
Keepers 8 species (40%) are being kept by registered keepers
Jump to next section Top Five Genera
1. Neosilurus (10 keepers)
2. Tandanus (6 keepers)
3. Porochilus (4 keepers)
4. Plotosus (3 keepers)
5. Oloplotosus (1 keepers)
Jump to next section Most Kept Species
1. Neosilurus ater (20.74%)
2. Tandanus tandanus (10.74%)
3. Plotosus lineatus (10.43%)
4. Plotosus canius (7.03%)
5. Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (6.7%)
6. Neosilurus hyrtlii (5.99%)
7. Porochilus rendahli (5.78%)
8. Neosilurus gloveri (5.05%)
9. Porochilus argenteus (4.8%)
10. Neosiluroides cooperensis (4.44%)
11. Neosilurus sp. (1) (4.13%)
12. Oloplotosus mariae (3.75%)
13. Anodontiglanis dahli (3.27%)
14. Neosilurus brevidorsalis (1.76%)
15. Plotosus papuensis (1.19%)
16. Neosilurus coatesi (1.14%)
17. Porochilus obbesi (1.01%)
18. Neosilurus equinus (0.75%)
19. Plotosus abbreviatus (0.71%)
20. Neosilurus novaguineae (0.62%)

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