Paraplotosus muelleri, Kimberley catfish

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Paraplotosus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)

Kimberley catfish
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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Paraplotosus: Greek, para = in the side of + Greek, plotos = swimming (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 8 m (Ref. 31103). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia and the adjacent Northern Territory.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31103)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 97-110; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 80 - 95. Differs from P. albilabris in having a taller dorsal fin and larger eye (Ref. 31103). Differs from Paraplotosus butleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and shorter nasal barbels, rounded pectoral fin shape, fewer procurrent caudal fin rays, and fewer gill rakers. Brown in color, belly area and ventral surface of head whitish (Ref. 31103).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Restricted to turbid coastal reefs of mainland Australia and nearby islands (Ref. 31103). Presumably nocturnal (Ref. 31103). Feeds on gastropod mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 31103).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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Allen, G.R., 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raf. Bull. Zool. 46(1):123-134. (Ref. 31103)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.2 - 29.2, mean 28 °C (based on 531 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00199 - 0.01049), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 79.5 [34.0, 159.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.652 [0.377, 1.185] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [15, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.0896 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 24.3 [12.8, 55.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 97.5 [32.1, 276.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [0.9, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);