- Freshwater cobbler
Taxobox
name = Freshwater cobbler
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia =Plotosidae
genus = "Tandanus "
species = "T. bostocki"
binomial = "Tandanus bostocki"
binomial_authority = Whitley, 1944
synonyms = "Plotosus unicolor"
Castelnau, 1873The freshwater cobbler, "Tandanus bostocki", is a
species ofcatfish (order Siluriformes) of the familyPlotosidae .cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa |volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF ] [cite web|url=http://www.fish.gov.au/fishnames/fishnames.php?pid=1030|title=Freshwater Cobbler|publisher=Fish.gov.au|accessdate=2007-08-01] The freshwater cobbler originates from coastal drainages of southwesternAustralia , from theFrankland River to theMoore River . This species may reach about 50.0centimetre s (19.7 in) TL.FishBase species|genus=Tandanus|species=bostocki|year=2007|month=Aug]This species lives in slow-flowing streams, ponds and reservoirs. It also occurs in isolated pools in riverbeds and some freshwater lakes, swimming close to rocky, gravelly, or sandy bottoms. Underwater cavities in river banks and root mounds of sedge tussocks may be utilized for shelter. This species is tolerant of brackish conditions and is
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