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Plotosidae

Plotosidae Not a well known catfish family as the majority reside in Australia and New Guinea.

The common name for the 30 or so species in this family are the "eel-tailed catfishes" due to the continuation of the caudal and anal fin around the body. The most common species is the marine or "coral cat", Plotosus lineatus, but the vast majority are endemic to freshwater.

SCIENTIFIC NAMES
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Anodontiglanis dahli

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Neosiluroides cooperensis

Neosilurus ater

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Neosilurus equinus

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Neosilurus mollespiculum

Neosilurus pseudospinosus

Neosilurus sp.(1)

Oloplotosus mariae

Plotosus canius

Plotosus lineatus

Plotosus nkunga

Plotosus papuensis

Porochilus argenteus

Porochilus obbesi

Porochilus rendahli

Tandanus tandanus

Tandanus tropicanus

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