Description
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Reference |
IB0931 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Eeltail Catfishes - PLOTOSIDAE |
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Common Name |
Hyrtl's Catfish |
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Scientific Name |
Neosilurus hyrtlii |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Eeltail Catfishes are opportunistic predators, feeding on a wide range of aquatic invertebrates and small fishes. Most are quite small, from 10 to 50 cm in length, though the Whitelip Catfish can reach over 1.3 m. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |

