Porochilus

Porochilus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.

Porochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Porochilus
Weber, 1913
Type species
Porochilus obbesi
Weber, 1913

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Porochilus argenteus (Zietz (fi), 1896) (Silver tandan)
  • Porochilus meraukensis (Weber, 1913) (Merauke tandan)
  • Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913 (Obbes' catfish)
  • Porochilus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) (Rendahl's catfish)

Description

P. meraukensis grows to 24 centimetres (9 in) TL, while P. obbesi grows to 12 cm (5 in) TL.[2][3]

Habitat

P. meraukensis is found in quiet backwaters or in well vegetated, swampy lagoons and lakes.[2] P. obbesi lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eelgrass; it is also found in lakes. P. obbesi feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks.[3]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Porochilus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Porochilus meraukensis" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Porochilus obbesi" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.


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