Family Plotosidae - Eeltail catfishes
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Actinopterygii |
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Genera : 10 | Species : 41 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : Yes |
Marine : Yes |
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Division |
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Marine |
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Aquarium |
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some |
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Remark |
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Distribution: Indo-West Pacific (Japan to Australia and Fiji). Eel-like body. Pointed or bluntly-rounded tail. Barbels usually 4 pairs. Adipose fin absent. Caudodorsal fin rays may be far advanced along dorsal. Lower procurrent caudal rays confluent with long anal fin. Branchiostegal 7-14 rays. Some can cause painful injury. Most are freshwater species = ISSCAAP 13; few are marine = ISSCAAP 39. They are bottom feeders and use the barbels around their mouth to detect food. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, plotos = to float ( Ref. 45335). |
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Reproductive guild |
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guarders |
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Typical activity level |
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normal |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | Otophysa | Characiphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Plotosidae |
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Rather, it reflects the current content of FishBase, and the progress with respect to synchronization with the Catalog of Fishes. However, we think it can be useful for users to assess the quality of information in FishBase, to start new work on the family, or to cross-check with other lists.
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This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).
In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) | accepted | senior | new | |
Silurus lineatus Thunberg, 1787 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Silurus arab Forsskål, 1775 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Platystacus anguillaris Bloch, 1794 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus anguillaris (Bloch, 1794) | synonym | junior | new | |
! Plotossus anguillaris (Bloch, 1794) | synonym | junior | new | |
Plotosus thunbergianus Lacepède, 1803 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus marginatus Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotoseus ikapor Lesson, 1831 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
! Plotosus ikapor Lesson, 1831 | synonym | junior | original | |
Plotosus vittatus Swainson, 1839 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus castaneus Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus lineatus Valenciennes, 1840 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Plotosus castaneoides Bleeker, 1851 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus arab Bleeker, 1862 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus flavolineatus Whitley, 1941 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus brevibarbus Bessednov, 1967 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Arius thalassinus (non Rüppell, 1837) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Plotosus limbatus (non Valenciennes, 1840) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822 | synonym | senior | original | |
! Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822 | synonym | senior | original | |
Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Copidoglanis obscurus Günther, 1864 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Tandanus obscurus (Günther, 1864) | synonym | junior | new | |
Plotosus anguillaris (non Bloch, 1794) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Cnidoglanis nudiceps (non Günther, 1880) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Plotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus papuensis Weber, 1910 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus nkunga Gomon & Taylor, 1982 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus anguillaris (non Bloch, 1794) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Plotosus limbatus (non Valenciennes, 1840) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Plotosus fisadoha Ng & Sparks, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus anguillaris (non Bloch, 1794) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Plotosus lineatus (non Valenciennes, 1840) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Plotosus nhatrangensis Prokofiev, 2008 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838) | accepted | senior | new | |
Plotosus tandanus Mitchell, 1838 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus bostocki Whitley, 1944 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus bostocki (Whitley, 1944) | synonym | senior | new | |
Plotosus unicolor Castelnau, 1873 | ambiguous | homonym | original | 2 |
Tandanus tropicanus Welsh, Jerry & Burrows, 2014 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paraplotosus albilabris (Valenciennes, 1840) | accepted | senior | new | |
Plotosus albilabris Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
! Paraplotosus albilabrus (Valenciennes, 1840) | synonym | senior | new | |
Plotosus macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1846 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Copidoglanis longifilis Macleay, 1881 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cnidoglanis muelleri (non Klunzinger, 1879) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Paraplotosus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) | accepted | senior | new | |
Cnidoglanis muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Paraplotosus butleri Allen, 1998 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paraplotosus sp. Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes, 1840) | accepted | senior | new | |
Choeroplotosus limbatus Kner, 1866 | synonym | junior | original | |
Plotosus macrocephalus Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Plotosus megastomus Richardson, 1845 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Choeroplotosus decemfilis Kner, 1867 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cnidoglanis bostockii Castelnau, 1873 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neoplotosus waterhousii Castelnau, 1875 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Ostophycephalus duriceps Ogilby, 1899 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Silurichthys australis Castelnau, 1875 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus australis Castelnau, 1878 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Eumeda elongata Castelnau, 1878 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus robustus Ogilby, 1908 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Copidoglanis glencoensis Rendahl, 1922 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus glencoensis (Rendahl, 1922) | synonym | junior | new | |
Neosilurus mortoni Whitley, 1941 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis brevidorsalis Günther, 1867 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) | synonym | senior | new | |
Anyperistius perugiae Ogilby, 1908 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus bartoni Regan, 1908 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894) | accepted | senior | new | |
Lambertia atra Perugia, 1894 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus ater (Perugis, 1894) | synonym | senior | new | |
Neosilurus mediobarbis Ogilby, 1908 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus ater sepikensis (Whitley, 1956) | synonym | junior | new | |
Neosilurus novaeguineae (Weber, 1907) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis novaeguineae Weber, 1907 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Copidoglanis novaeguineae niger Nichols, 1940 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus equinus (Weber, 1913) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis equinus Weber, 1913 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus equinus (Weber, 1913) | synonym | senior | new | |
Neosilurus gjellerupi (Weber, 1913) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis gjellerupi Weber, 1913 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus gjellerupi gjellerupi (Weber, 1913) | synonym | senior | new | |
Neosilurus coatesi (non Allen, 1985) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Neosilurus idenburgi (Nichols, 1940) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis idenburgi Nichols, 1940 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tandanus idenburgi (Nichols, 1940) | synonym | senior | new | |
Neosilurus coatesi (Allen, 1985) | accepted | senior | new | |
Tandanus coatesi Allen, 1985 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus gjellerupi coatesi (Allen, 1985) | synonym | senior | new | |
Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus sp. A Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus sp. C Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus sp. Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Neosilurus sp. C Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Euristhmus lepturus (Günther, 1864) | accepted | senior | new | |
Cnidoglanis lepturus Günther, 1864 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
! Eurithmus lepturus (Günther, 1864) | synonym | senior | new | |
Plotosus elongatus Castelnau, 1878 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Euristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845) | accepted | senior | new | |
Plotosus microceps Richardson, 1845 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Cnidoglanis microcephalus Günther, 1864 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Euristhmus nudiceps (Günther, 1880) | accepted | senior | new | |
Cnidoglanis nudiceps Günther, 1880 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris, 2006 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris, 2006 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Oloplotosus mariae Weber, 1913 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Oloplotosus luteus Gomon & Roberts, 1978 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Oloplotosus torobo Allen, 1985 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Oloplotosus toboro Allen, 1985 | synonym | senior | original | |
Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Porochilus argenteus (Zietz, 1896) | accepted | senior | new | |
Plotosus argenteus Zietz, 1896 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus argenteus (Zietz, 1896) | synonym | senior | new | |
Porochilus meraukensis (Weber, 1913) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis meraukensis Weber, 1913 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Porochilus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) | accepted | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis rendahli Whitley, 1928 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) | synonym | senior | new | |
Copidoglanis obscurus Rendahl, 1922 | ambiguous | homonym | original | 2 |
Anodontiglanis dahli Rendahl, 1922 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Neosiluroides cooperensis Allen & Feinberg, 1998 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Neosilurus sp. B Not applicable | synonym | other | other |