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Species profile—Porochilus argenteus (silver catfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes) → Porochilus argenteus (silver catfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes)
Scientific name
Porochilus argenteus Zietz, 1896
Common name
silver catfish
WildNet taxon ID
27051
Synonym(s)
Neosilurus argenteus
Plotosus argenteus
Alternate name(s)
silver tandan
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=27051.

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