Wet Tropics Tandan
Tandanus tropicanus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Tandanus tropicanus or the wet tropics tandan is a species of eeltail catfish native to Australia. It was discovered in rivers between Townsville and Cairns by a group of scientists from James Cook University. The species, which grows to length of about 20 inches (51 cm), has a cylindrical body tapering to a thin, eel-like tail. It has small eyes and a large mouth surrounded with barbels.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Plotosidae
- Genus
- Tandanus