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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.

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Aqua Research & Monitoring Services

Paraplotosus butleri

Tony Ayling

Paraplotosus butleri

Danny Blundell

Plotosus lineatus, Plotosus lineatus, Plotosus lineatus

Julian Dignall @ Planet Catfish

Neosilurus ater, Neosilurus ater

Finn Ellis

Tandanus tandanus

Barrie Gill

Tandanus tandanus

Mark Goh

Neosilurus novaeguineae, Neosilurus novaeguineae

Gary Gong

Paraplotosus butleri (movie)

Andrew Hall

Neosilurus hyrtlii, Neosilurus hyrtlii, Neosilurus hyrtlii

Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand

Plotosus canius, Plotosus canius, Plotosus canius

Meredith Gallanty

Porochilus rendahli

Caity LaFleur @ Native Australian Catfish

Anodontiglanis dahli, Anodontiglanis dahli, Anodontiglanis dahli

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli

Ben Lee @ amiidae.com

Oloplotosus mariae, Oloplotosus mariae

Plotosus papuensis, Plotosus papuensis

Frants Lehmann (Stamps)

Plotosus lineatus, Plotosus lineatus

Allan James @ ScotCat

Neosilurus brevidorsalis, Neosilurus brevidorsalis, Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Tandanus tandanus

Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library

Neosilurus ater, Neosilurus ater, Neosilurus ater

Neosilurus brevidorsalis, Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Plotosus canius

Plotosus lineatus, Plotosus lineatus

Richard Ling

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Allan Lugg

Tandanus tropicanus

David Muirhead

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Ombry

Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli

Mecodsout @ Fishnet.com.au

Tandanus tandanus

Randall, J.E., 1997. Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished.

Plotosus nkunga

Julien Renoult

Tandanus tropicanus

Gareth Roocroft @ Fish the Sea

Plotosus nkunga, Plotosus nkunga

Jian Ruilong

Neosilurus ater

Drake Shaw @ Crazy Aqua Studio

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Neosilurus equinus

Neosilurus mollespiculum

Neosilurus pseudospinosus

Ian V. Shaw

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

The Fishes of Taiwan

Plotosus lineatus

Charles Thoms

Tandanus tandanus

John Turnbull

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Peter J. Unmack @ Australian Desert Fishes Pages

Neosiluroides cooperensis, Neosiluroides cooperensis

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Neosilurus sp.1

Porochilus argenteus

south cape great whites

Plotosus nkunga

Dave Wilson @ Aquagreen.com/au

Anodontiglanis dahli, Anodontiglanis dahli

Neosilurus ater

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Neosilurus pseudospinosus, Neosilurus pseudospinosus

Porochilus argenteus

Porochilus obbesi, Porochilus obbesi

Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli, Porochilus rendahli

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