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Porochilus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.

Porochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Plotosidae
Genus:	Porochilus Weber, 1913
Type species
Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Porochilus argenteus (Zietz (fi), 1896) (Silver tandan)
• Porochilus meraukensis (Weber, 1913) (Merauke tandan)
• Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913 (Obbes' catfish)
• Porochilus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) (Rendahl's catfish)

Description

P. meraukensis grows to 24 centimetres (9 in) TL, while P. obbesi grows to 12 cm (5 in) TL.[2][3]

Habitat

P. meraukensis is found in quiet backwaters or in well vegetated, swampy lagoons and lakes.[2] P. obbesi lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eelgrass; it is also found in lakes. P. obbesi feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks.[3]

References

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