FB-61294 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61294 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Myoxocephalus Myoxocephalus tuberculatus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1922 Kimberley catfish Cnidoglanis muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 2003-10-14 2021-10-04 Allen, G.R.0 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Restricted to turbid coastal reefs of mainland Australia and nearby islands (Ref. 31103). Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Differs from P. albilabris in having a taller dorsal fin and larger eye (Ref. 31103). Differs from Paraplotosus butleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and shorter nasal barbels, rounded pectoral fin shape, fewer procurrent caudal fin rays, and fewer gill rakers. Brown in color, belly area and ventral surface of head whitish (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Morphology-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 97 - 110; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 80 - 95 Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Distribution-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2005-07-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia and the adjacent Northern Territory. Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-TrophicStrategy-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-06 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public muelleri http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Restricted to turbid coastal reefs of mainland Australia and nearby islands (Ref. 31103, 75154). Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103). Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Size-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 26.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31103)) Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61300 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-10-15 00:00:00 2008-08-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61300 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 31103) Allen, G.R. 1998 A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103)