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Species profile—Neosilurus hyrtlii (Hyrtl's catfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes) → Neosilurus hyrtlii (Hyrtl's catfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes)
Scientific name
Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867
Common name
Hyrtl's catfish
WildNet taxon ID
27048
Alternate name(s)
Hyrtl's tandan
butter jew
yellow-finned catfish
yellow-finned tandan
moonfish
moony
eeltail
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27048.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024