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Plotosidae

Eel-tailed catfish

Tandanus tandanus

Tubular nostrils and purple black back

Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

Eel-tailed catfish is known from Oceania as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Tandanus
Maximum length: 90 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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