Porochilus

Porochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Porochilus
Weber, 1913
Type species
Porochilus obbesi
Weber, 1913
Binomial name

Porochilus meraukensis
(Weber, 1913)
Porochilus obbesi
Weber, 1913

Porochilus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. It includes two species, P. meraukensis and P. obbesi.[1] These two species are found in Southern Papua New Guinea in the area that was formerly known as Irian Jaya.[1] P. meraukensis grows to 24 centimetres (9 in) TL, while P. obbesi grows to 12 cm (5 in) TL.[2][3] P. meraukensis is found in quiet backwaters or in well vegetated, swampy lagoons and lakes.[2] P. obbesi lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eelgrass; it is also found in lakes. P. obbesi feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks.[3]

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). "Porochilus meraukensis" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Porochilus obbesi" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.