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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae Eeltail catfishes

Genus: Paraplotosus

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 134 cm TL
Paraplotosus albilabris (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Paraplotosus albilabris
[Whitelipped eel catfish]
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Max. Length 32.5 cm SL
 
Paraplotosus butleri
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Max. Length 26.8 cm SL
 
Paraplotosus muelleri
[Kimberley catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paraplotosus albilabris Whitelipped eel catfish Indo-West Pacific 134 TL 1840
Paraplotosus butleri Indo-West Pacific 32.5 SL 1998
Paraplotosus muelleri Kimberley catfish Indo-West Pacific 26.8 SL 1879



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