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Family: Plotosidae Eeltail catfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anodontiglanis dahli Toothless catfish Oceania 40 TL 1922
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus Estuary cobbler Indo-Pacific 91 SL 1840
Euristhmus lepturus Long-tailed catfish Indo-West Pacific 46 TL 1864
Euristhmus microceps Smallhead catfish Eastern Indian Ocean 1845
Euristhmus microphthalmus Western Central Pacific 2.7 SL 2006
Euristhmus nudiceps Naked-headed catfish Indo-West Pacific 33 TL 1880
Euristhmus sandrae Eastern Indian Ocean 2006
Neosiluroides cooperensis Cooper creek catfish Oceania 46 SL 1998
Neosilurus ater Narrowfront tandan Asia and Oceania 47 TL 1894
Neosilurus brevidorsalis Shortfin tandan Asia and Oceania 20 SL 1867
Neosilurus coatesi Oceania 1985
Neosilurus equinus Southern tandan Asia and Oceania 37.5 TL 1913
Neosilurus gjellerupi Northern tandan Asia and Oceania 30 TL 1913
Neosilurus gloveri Dalhousie catfish Oceania 9 SL 1998
Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish Oceania 34 SL 1867
Neosilurus idenburgi Idenburg tandan Asia and Oceania 27 SL 1940
Neosilurus mollespiculum Soft-spined catfish Oceania 44 SL 1998
Neosilurus novaeguineae New Guinea tandan Asia and Oceania 21 SL 1907
Neosilurus pseudospinosus False-spined catfish Oceania 35 SL 1998
Oloplotosus luteus Pale yellow tandan Oceania 15 TL 1978
Oloplotosus mariae Maria's tandan Asia and Oceania 15 TL 1913
Oloplotosus torobo Kutubu tandan Oceania 20 TL 1985
Paraplotosus albilabris Whitelipped eel catfish Indo-West Pacific 134 TL 1840
Paraplotosus butleri Indo-West Pacific 32.5 SL 1998
Paraplotosus muelleri Kimberley catfish Indo-West Pacific 26.8 SL 1879
Plotosus abbreviatus Western Pacific. 1895
Plotosus canius Gray eel-catfish Indo-West Pacific 111.1 TL 1822
Plotosus fisadoha Western Indian Ocean 2002
Plotosus japonicus Northwest Pacific 18.3 SL 2008
Plotosus limbatus Darkfin eel catfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1840
Plotosus lineatus Striped eel catfish Indo-Pacific 35.2 TL 1787
Plotosus nhatrangensis Western Pacific 24.3 TL 2008
Plotosus nkunga Stinging eel catfish Western Indian Ocean 51 SL 1982
Plotosus papuensis Papuan eel-catfish Asia and Oceania 55 TL 1910
Porochilus argenteus Oceania 35 TL 1896
Porochilus meraukensis Merauke tandan Asia and Oceania 24 TL 1913
Porochilus obbesi Obbes' catfish Asia and Oceania 12 TL 1913
Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish Oceania 20 SL 1928
Tandanus bellingerensis Oceania 45.2 SL 2017
Tandanus bostocki Freshwater cobbler Oceania 50 TL 1944
Tandanus tandanus Australian freshwater catfish Oceania 90 TL 1838
Tandanus tropicanus Oceania 39.5 SL 2014



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