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Tandanus

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Tandanus is a genus of eeltail catfishes endemic to Australia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyPlotosidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded4,620

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
109
With media
15
Family
Plotosidae
Collections
USNM, CAS, CUMV, SAMA, QM, WAM
Recorded in
Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Plotosidae
Image
Eel-tail catfish.jpg
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Commons category
Tandanus
taxon name
Tandanus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Tandanus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
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Tandanus is a genus of eeltail catfishes endemic to Australia.

==Species== There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: Tandanus bostocki Whitley, 1944 (Freshwater cobbler) Tandanus tandanus Mitchell, 1838 (Tandan catfish) Tandanus tropicanus Welsh, Jerry & Burrows, 2014 (Wet Tropics Tandan) Tandanus bellingerensis Welsh, Jerry, Burrows & Rourke, 2017 (Wilang)

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