Long-tailed catfish (Euristhmus lepturus)

Scientific name: Euristhmus lepturus G?nther, 1864

Long-tailed catfish (Euristhmus lepturus)

The Long-tailed catfish (Euristhmus lepturus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Plotosidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Arafura Sea, northern Australia and New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Euristhmus lepturus
Family
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arafura Sea, northern Australia and New Guinea.
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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