Neosilurus sp
Bulloo false-spined catfish

PLOTOSIDAE, Eeltailed catfish


image 39KK jpeg 350mm (14in) TL. Peter J. Unmack photo.

Size

To at least 300mm (12in) TL (Allen 1989).

Conservation Status

Listed as Uncertain Status by the Australian Society for Fish Biology due to a lack of information.

Distribution & Abundance

It is only known by two specimens from Central Australia that were collected in 1974 from the Bulloo River (Australian Museum records). Closely related species are also recorded from a few of the major rivers across northern Australia (Allen 1989). The former "false-spined catfish, Neosilurus sp C was described by Allen & Feinberg (1998), however the specimens from Bulloo River did not fit either described species (Allen, pers. comm.)

Habitat & Ecology

Virtually nothing known on any aspect of this species.

Reproduction

Nothing known.

Threats

The greatest threat to this species is the lack of information we have on it.

Conservation Action

None

Conservation Recommendations

Undertake thorough surveys of the Bulloo River System to obtain basic information on this species distribution and biology.

Important References

Allen, G. R. 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, New Jersey. 240pp.

Allen, G. R. & Feinberg, M. N. 1998. Descriptions of a new genus and four new species of freshwater catfishes (Plotosidae) from Australia. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology. 3: 9-18.

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