Oloplotosus luteus Gomon & Roberts, 1978
Pale yellow tandan

Family:  Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: known only from the Fly-Strickland system of southern Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 86-92
Biology:  Occurs mostly from moderate to fast-flowing, gravel-boulder bottom creeks in mountainous tributaries of the Ok Tedi River.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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