FB-51970 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51970 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Eleotridae Microphilypnus Microphilypnus ternetzi Myers, 1927 Cooper creek catfish Neosilurus sp. B Not applicable 1999-04-07 2021-10-06 Allen, G.R.0 Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259) Allen, G.R. and M.N. Feinberg0 Descriptions of a new genus and four new species of freshwater catfishes (Plotosidae) from Australia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(1):9-18. (Ref. 27663) Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen0 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 394 p. (Ref. 44894) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) FB-GeneralDescr-51980 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-04-07 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51980 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Usually found in larger, more permanent waterholes with an earth and clay substrate (Ref. 27663, 44894). Significant flow occurs only after severe rainfall events, water is typically very turbid. Very aggressive towards other fishes, particularly in captivity. Feeds on gastropods and crustaceans. Has the largest egg size (3-4 mm) and lowest fecundity (about 1000 eggs per spawning) per unit length of any plotosid catfish in Australia (Ref. 44894). Allen, G.R. and M.N. Feinberg 1998 Descriptions of a new genus and four new species of freshwater catfishes (Plotosidae) from Australia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(1):9-18. (Ref. 27663) FB-Distribution-51980 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-04-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51980 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oceania: Cooper Creek system, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin. Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen 2002 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 394 p. (Ref. 44894) FB-TrophicStrategy-51980 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-06 00:00:00 2005-07-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public cooperensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Usually found in larger, more permanent waterholes with an earth and clay substrate. Stomach contents include snails (Ref. 27663). Allen, G.R. and M.N. Feinberg 1998 Descriptions of a new genus and four new species of freshwater catfishes (Plotosidae) from Australia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(1):9-18. (Ref. 27663) FB-Size-51980 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-04-07 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51980 46.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 44894)) Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen 2002 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 394 p. (Ref. 44894) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-51980 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-04-07 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51980 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; freshwater