Northern tandan (Neosilurus gjellerupi)

Scientific name: Neosilurus gjellerupi Weber, 1913

The Northern tandan (Neosilurus gjellerupi) is a freshwater fish of the family Plotosidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 89

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neosilurus gjellerupi
Family
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: endemic to Papua New Guinea. There are 2 subspecies: Neosilurus gjellerupi gjellerupi from the Ramu system, southern watershed of the Sepik River and the Upper Purari system; and Neosilurus gjellerupi coatesi from the Torricelli Mountains and its foothills which form the northern watershed of the Sepik.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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