Neosilurus manjandi Hammer, Moore, Allen, Adams & Unmack, 2026
Sandstone Catfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Neosilurus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, silouros = cat fish (Ref. 45335); manjandi: Name 'manjandi' from the 'Manjan di' language of the Ngarinyin people meaning 'sandstone', in reference to the habitat of the new species.
Etymology: Neosilurus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, silouros = cat fish (Ref. 45335); manjandi: Name 'manjandi' from the 'Manjan di' language of the Ngarinyin people meaning 'sandstone', in reference to the habitat of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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Oceania: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 57; Anal soft rays: 65 - 74; Vertebrae: 44 - 48. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: small plotosid with a moderately extended caudodorsal fin (originating just posterior to mid-point of body); small first dorsal fin; depressed head; hard dorsal and pectoral spines; first dorsal I,4-5, second dorsal 44-52; and pre-caudal vertebrae 8-9 and caudal vertebrae 35-39 (Ref. 138569).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
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Hammer, M.P., G.I. Moore, G.R. Allen, M. Adams and P.J. Unmack, 2026. Description of a freshwater eeltail catfish (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from sandstone habitat in the eastern Kimberley, Western Australia. Zootaxa 5750(4):505-525. (Ref. 138569)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00468 (0.00213 - 0.01026), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (11 of 100). 🛈 |