Freshwater cobbler

Tandanus bostocki

Endemic Plotosid Fish of Australian Waters

Purple
Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

The freshwater cobbler (Tandanus bostocki) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. The freshwater cobbler originates from coastal drainages of southwestern Australia, from the Frankland River to the Moore River. The species may reach about 50 centimetres (20 in) total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Tandanus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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