Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae Eeltail catfishes

Genus: Tandanus

(See list of species below)



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Max. Length 45.2 cm SL

 
Tandanus bellingerensis
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Max. Length 50 cm TL

 
Tandanus bostocki
[Freshwater cobbler]

Photo by Coughran, J.

Oceania
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838)

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Tandanus tandanus
[Australian freshwater catfish]
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Max. Length 39.5 cm SL

 
Tandanus tropicanus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tandanus bellingerensis Oceania 45.2 SL 2017
Tandanus bostocki Freshwater cobbler Oceania 50 TL 1944
Tandanus tandanus Australian freshwater catfish Oceania 90 TL 1838
Tandanus tropicanus Oceania 39.5 SL 2014



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