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Oloplotosus mariae Weber, 1913

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 101 - 116. Occurs in clear, rocky streams in deeper pools, usually in hilly or mountainous terrain. Etymology: The genus name Oloplotosus: olõ, to be lost, i.e., Plotosus with lost (i.e., absent) maxillary teeth. The specific name mariae: In honour of the Baroness Maria van Nagell (1885–1981), wife of Dutch explorer who collected holotype, Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (1871–1944).

Common Name:

Maria's tandan

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Plotosidae

Distribution:

Oceania: Southern Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), New Guinea. Type locality: Lorentz-Fluss, Sabang; Lorentz-Fluss, Alkmaar [New Guinea].

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

p.H.

IUCN Red List

This species is endemic to New Guinea where it is only known from three disjunct localities. Although there are a number of potential threats to these populations, including from logging and invasive species, there is no information on the impact of these threats or on its population status. Its range may also overlap with the Lorentz National Park. This species is therefore assessed as Data Deficient, and research is needed to determine its population status and the impact of potential threats, (IUCN 2020).

Reference:

Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2016 ).
Palmer-Newton, A. 2020. Oloplotosus mariae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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