/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/gloveri/1.jpg "Neosilurus gloveri")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 |
| Common Name | Dalhousie Catfish |
| Type Locality | Main Spring, Dalhousie Springs, South Australia, about 26°25'S, 135°30'E. |
| Pronunciation | Nee oh see loo russ - glove err aye |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Latin neo, meaning new and Silurus, a catfish name frequently used to form generic names. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | One of the smaller members of the Genus. |
| Sexing | They may be sexed by the shape of their urogenital papilla, although the small size of this species makes this a little more difficult. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Oceania: known only from the Main Spring at Dalhousie Springs, South Australia. Australia waters, Dalhousie springs (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Temperature | 16.0-40.0°C or 60.8-104°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Fecundity ranges from 136 eggs for a 72mm (3in) TL fish to 1197 eggs for a 120mm (4.8in) TL fish. It is not known if spawning is seasonal or occurs all year round. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 1), pp 13, Fig. 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.11.22.771 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2002 Jan 05 00:00) |
