Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Oriental Weatherloach at Kaleen, ACT

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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus 29 Apr 2022 MattBeitzel
Tandanus tandanus 17 Mar 2022 Walker
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus 16 Mar 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus 2 Mar 2022 SteveBorkowskis
Tandanus tandanus 2 Mar 2022 SuWR

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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.

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MattBeitzel wrote:
   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.
Walker wrote:
   29 Apr 2022
Agree with Matt Beitzel

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