Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Oriental Weatherloach at Kaleen, ACT
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| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | MattBeitzel | 29 Apr 2022 | |
| Tandanus tandanus | Walker | 17 Mar 2022 | |
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Mar 2022 | |
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | SteveBorkowskis | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Tandanus tandanus | SuWR | 2 Mar 2022 |
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User's notes
Eel-tailed catfish appear to spawn or swim to the dam at the top of the main stormwater drain in Kaleen. They swim
up and down the drain in late summer.
2 comments
29 Apr 2022
Its looks like oriental weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus its caudal is convex and its paterning
Tandan Catfish have a distinct forward dorsal fin and a re narrower approaching the caudal. However the were historically stocked into Yowani ponds so any conformation of them persisting would be great.
Tandan Catfish have a distinct forward dorsal fin and a re narrower approaching the caudal. However the were historically stocked into Yowani ponds so any conformation of them persisting would be great.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106389-35.225556
- Altitude 610.0m
- Maps O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands
- Places Kaleen, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2022 07:13 AM Recorded on
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- Fish Exotic Fish Other Exotic Fish SuWR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Species information
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Scientific name
- Oriental Weatherloach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.4m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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