Tandanus tropicanus
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| Wet Tropics Tandan | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Plotosidae |
| Genus: | Tandanus |
| Species: | T. tropicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tandanus tropicanus | |
Tandanus tropicanus or the wet tropics tandan[2] 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.[3] The species, which grows to length of about 20 inches (51 cm),[4] has a cylindrical body tapering to a thin, eel-like tail. It has small eyes and a large mouth surrounded with barbels.[5]
