| Family: |
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: endemic to Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lives in clear, flowing waters. Often forms aggregations around log snags or in deeper rock pools. Also occurs in sandy bottoms around the cover of woody debris and in flooded lagoons. Solitary (Ref. 44894). Feeds on aquatic insects, mollusks, prawns and bottom detritus (Ref. 5259). Feeds by thrusting its snout into the sandy bottom. Nothing is specific is known about the breeding biology, but it probably spawns early in the wet season (Ref. 44894). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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