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Neosilurus ater  (Perugia, 1894)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Planet Catfish (2) Dave Wilson (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Factsheet Etymology = Genus Etymology = Species
 Other Sources:
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 Relevent 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  
 Family:  Plotosidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea
 Size:  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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