/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/gloveri/1.jpg "Neosilurus gloveri")
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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) Log in to view data on a 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 | Keeping this species? Why not . 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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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 24 04:24 (species record created: 2002 Jan 05 00:00) |
