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Neosilurus hyrtlii  Steindachner, 1867
 Image contributors to this species:
 Andrew Hall (3) Peter J. Unmack (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus
 Other Sources:
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 Common Name:  Hyrtl's Tandan
 Synonyms:  Silurichthys australis, Neosilurus australis, Eumeda elongata, Neosilurus robustus, Copidoglanis  glencoensis,  Neosilurus glencoensis, Neosilurus mortoni
 Family:  Plotosidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  Oceania: Endemic to Australia. Northern Australia, from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of  Western  Australia eastward across Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage to the  coastal systems of  eastern Queensland as far south as the Mary River. Also found  throughout  much of the central desert  drainage system of South Australia, Queensland, and  the Northern  Territory.
 Size:  30cm. (12ins)
 Temp:  22-28°C (71-83°F)
 p.H.  6.5 -8.0.
 Reference:  Allen, Dr. Gerald R.; Freshwater Fishes of Australia p62. TFH Publications, Inc. 1989.




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