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Species profile—Porochilus obbesi (Obbes' catfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes) → Porochilus obbesi (Obbes' catfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Plotosidae (eel-tailed catfishes)
Scientific name
Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913
Common name
Obbes' catfish
WildNet taxon ID
27052
Alternate name(s)
eeltail
Obbe's catfish
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=27052.

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
8 March 2022