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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae Eeltail catfishes

Genus: Euristhmus

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5 species (see list below)
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Euristhmus lepturus (Günther, 1864)

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Euristhmus lepturus
[Long-tailed catfish]

Photo by Vierke, J.

Eastern Indian Ocean

Euristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845)

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Euristhmus microceps
[Smallhead catfish]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Euristhmus microphthalmus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Euristhmus nudiceps (Günther, 1880)

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Euristhmus nudiceps
[Naked-headed catfish]
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Euristhmus sandrae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Euristhmus lepturus Long-tailed catfish Indo-West Pacific 46 TL 1864
Euristhmus microceps Smallhead catfish Eastern Indian Ocean 1845
Euristhmus microphthalmus Western Central Pacific 2.7 SL 2006
Euristhmus nudiceps Naked-headed catfish Indo-West Pacific 33 TL 1880
Euristhmus sandrae Eastern Indian Ocean 2006



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