Tandanus is a genus of eeltail catfishes endemic to Australia.
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| Tandanus tandanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Plotosidae |
| Genus: | Tandanus Mitchell, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Plotosus (Tandanus) tandanus Mitchell, 1838
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Species
editThere are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Tandanus bostocki Whitley, 1944 (Freshwater cobbler)
- Tandanus tandanus Mitchell, 1838 (Tandan catfish)
- Tandanus tropicanus Welsh, Jerry & Burrows, 2014 (Wet Tropics Tandan) [3]
- Tandanus bellingerensis Welsh, Jerry, Burrows & Rourke, 2017 (Wilang) [2]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N., ed. (18 June 2014). "Species in the genus Tandanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences – Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.
- ^ a b Welsh, Stuart A.; Jerry, Dean R.; Burrows, Damien W.; Rourke, Meaghan L. (2017). "A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from Coastal Rivers of Mid-northern New South Wales, Australia". Copeia. 105 (2): 229–236. doi:10.1643/CI-16-547. ISSN 0045-8511 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Welsh, S.A.; Jerry, D.R. & Burrows, D.W. (2014). "A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from the Wet Tropics Region of Eastern Australia". Copeia. 2014 (1): 136–142. doi:10.1643/CI-13-067. S2CID 86735194.
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