Oloplotosus

Oloplotosus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. It includes three species, O. luteus, O. mariae, and O. torobo.^[1] O. luteus originates from the upper Fly River in New Guinea, O. mariae is known from Western New Guinea, and O. torobo is known from the Soro River of Papua New Guinea.^[1] Otoplotosus species grow to about 15.0–20.0 centimetres (5.9–7.9 in) SL.^[2][3][4] O. luteus occurs mostly from moderate to fast-flowing, gravel-boulder bottom creeks in mountainous tributaries of the Ok Tedi River.^[2] O. mariae occurs in clear, rocky streams in deeper pools, usually in hilly or mountainous terrain.^[3] O. torobo is known only from the type locality; specimens were captured in 1983 from shallow water with a soft, muddy bottom and abundant aquatic vegetation. It is considered a vulnerable species.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Otoplotosus luteus" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
3. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Otoplotosus mariae" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
4. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Otoplotosus torobo" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.