Porochilus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.
| Porochilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Plotosidae |
| Genus: | Porochilus Weber, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913
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Species
editThere 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
editP. meraukensis grows to 24 centimetres (9 in) TL, while P. obbesi grows to 12 cm (5 in) TL.[2][3]
Habitat
editP. 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
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Wikispecies has information related to Porochilus.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Porochilus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Porochilus meraukensis". FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Porochilus obbesi". FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
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