Cooper creek catfish (Neosiluroides cooperensis)

Scientific name: Neosiluroides cooperensis Allen & Feinberg, 1998

The Cooper creek catfish (Neosiluroides cooperensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Plotosidae. Native range: Oceania, Cooper Creek system, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.

Biology

Usually found in larger, more permanent waterholes with an earth and clay substrate. Significant flow occurs only after severe rainfall events, water is typically very turbid. Very aggressive towards other fishes, particularly in captivity. Feeds on gastropods and crustaceans. Has the largest egg size (3-4 mm) and lowest fecundity (about 1000 eggs per spawning) per unit length of any plotosid catfish in Australia.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neosiluroides cooperensis
Family
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
23.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Oceania: Cooper Creek system, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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