Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae Eeltail catfishes

Genus: Porochilus

(See list of species below)



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4 species
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Photo by Reg Morrison/AUSCAPE

Oceania
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Porochilus argenteus (Zietz, 1896)

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Porochilus argenteus
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Max. Length 24 cm TL

 
Porochilus meraukensis
[Merauke tandan]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL

 
Porochilus obbesi
[Obbes' catfish]
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Max. Length 20 cm SL

 
Porochilus rendahli
[Rendahl's catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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