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Porochilus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Siluriformes

Scientific name
  
Porochilus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Plotosidae

Higher classification
  
Eeltail catfish

Similar
  
Catfish, Eeltail catfish, Neosilurus, Paraplotosus, Neosilurus hyrtlii

Rendahl s catfish porochilus rendahli


Porochilus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Porochilus argenteus (Zietz (fi), 1896) (Silver tandan)
  • Porochilus meraukensis (Weber, 1913) (Merauke tandan)
  • Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913 (Obbes' catfish)
  • Porochilus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) (Rendahl's catfish)

    • Description

    P. meraukensis grows to 24 centimetres (9 in) TL, while P. obbesi grows to 12 cm (5 in) TL.

    Habitat

    P. meraukensis is found in quiet backwaters or in well vegetated, swampy lagoons and lakes. P. obbesi lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eelgrass; it is also found in lakes. P. obbesi feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks.

    References

    Porochilus Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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