Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Plotosidae
Genus: Oloplotosus
Species: O. luteus – O. mariae – O. torobo
Name
Oloplotosus Weber, 1913
References
Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2007, Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [1]
Oloplotosus is a genus of eeltail catfishes endemic to the island of New Guinea.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
Oloplotosus luteus Gomon & Roberts, 1978 (Pale yellow tandan)
Oloplotosus mariae Weber, 1913 (Maria's tandan)
Oloplotosus torobo Allen, 1985 (Kutubu tandan)
O. luteus originates from the upper Fly River in New Guinea, O. mariae is known from Western New Guinea, and O. torobo is known from the Soro River of Papua New Guinea.[2] Otoplotosus species grow to about 15.0–20.0 centimetres (5.9–7.9 in) SL.[3][4][5] O. luteus occurs mostly from moderate to fast-flowing, gravel-boulder bottom creeks in mountainous tributaries of the Ok Tedi River.[3] O. mariae occurs in clear, rocky streams in deeper pools, usually in hilly or mountainous terrain.[4] O. torobo is known only from the type locality; specimens were captured in 1983 from shallow water with a soft, muddy bottom and abundant aquatic vegetation. It is considered a vulnerable species.[5]
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Oloplotosus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Otoplotosus luteus" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Otoplotosus mariae" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Otoplotosus torobo" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
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