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Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867

Hyrtl's catfish
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Common names: Common eel-tail catfish, Glencoe tandan, Hyrtl's catfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Ashburton River, W.A. to Mary River and Lake Eyre drainage, Qld. (Ref. 7300). Known from Mulgrave and South Johnstone rivers, Wet Tropics, Northern Queensland (Ref. 40054). Known from Burdekin River (Ref. 40171). Also recorded from coastal drainages of the Pilbara and Kimberley regions (Western Australia), central Australia in the Condamine, Paroo and Warrego rivers of upper Darling River system (Ref. 44894). Also Ref. 84364.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Neosilurus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, silouros = cat fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.8 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 30; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

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