''Tandanus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
eeltail catfishes
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Australia.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Tandanus bostocki
The freshwater cobbler, ''Tandanus bostocki'', is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. The freshwater cobbler originates from coastal drainages of southwestern Australia, from the Frankland River to the Moore Riv ...
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Whitley, 1944 (Freshwater cobbler)
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Tandanus tandanus
The eel-tailed catfish, ''Tandanus tandanus'', is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. This fish is also known as dewfish, freshwater catfish, jewfish, and tandan.
This species is a freshwater fish native t ...
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Mitchell, 1838 (Tandan catfish)
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Tandanus tropicanus
''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
James Cook University (JCU) ...
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Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
, Jerry
Jerry may refer to:
Animals
* Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National
* Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Jerry (film), ''Jerry'' (film), a 200 ...
& Burrows, 2014 (Wet Tropics Tandan)
References
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Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Thomas Mitchell (explorer)
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