Porochilus argenteus (Zietz, 1896) |
photo by
Reg Morrison/AUSCAPE |
Family: | Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) | |||
Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.5 - 8.19999980926514; dH range: 20 - 40 | |||
Distribution: | Oceania: endemic to Australia. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Found in slow-flowing streams over sand or rock bottoms (Ref. 5259). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 February 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | venomous |