Papuan eel-catfish (Plotosus papuensis)

Scientific name: Plotosus papuensis Weber, 1910

Papuan eel-catfish (Plotosus papuensis)

The Papuan eel-catfish (Plotosus papuensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Plotosidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 100 - 113

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plotosus papuensis
Family
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
55.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
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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