| Family: |
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: known only from the Fly-Strickland system of southern Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 86-92 |
| Biology: |
Occurs mostly from moderate to fast-flowing, gravel-boulder bottom creeks in mountainous tributaries of the Ok Tedi River. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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