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Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Porochilus: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, cheilos =lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Joan François Obbes (1869–1963) was a Dutch artist. He did the illustrations in Weber’s monograph in which the original description of these species was published. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Weber.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع. Tropical; 4°S - 9°S
Asia and Oceania: central-southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5259); common length : 8.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5259)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 1; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 4 - 5; أشعه شرجية لينه: 78 - 92.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eel grass (Ref. 5259, 44894). Also found in lakes (Ref. 2847). Feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks (Ref. 5259, 44894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00209 - 0.01049), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.4 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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