Neosilurus
ater (Perugia, 1894)
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Planet
Catfish
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Dave
Wilson
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Information: |
Dorsal spines (total):
1 - 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft
rays: 89 – 105. Found in rivers and smaller streams,
usually where currents are relatively swift. Also lives
in still or gently flowing water of pools and side channels. A
solitary species. Feed on mollusks, insects, prawns crustaceans
and worms. Spawning period coincides with the rise of the
monsoonal floods. Adults migrate upstream into shallow riffle
zones where they spawn in pairs. The demersal eggs lodge
in crevices on the bottom and hatch 2-3 days later. In the
aquarium they tend to be less inclined to like company as they
get older, and are very much a digger. |
| Common
Name: |
Narrow
- fronted Tandan, Black Tandan |
| Synonyms: |
Lambertia
atra, Tandanus ater, Neosilurus mediobarbis, Neosilurus ater sepikensis
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| Family: |
Plotosidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Oceania:
northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea |
| Size:
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40cm.
SL (16ins) |
| Temp: |
22
-30°C (71 -87°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Froese,
R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web
electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2008).
Aquarium Life 24/11/2008 |
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Family: Plotosidae
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ater
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ater
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