Tandanus

E805740

Tandanus is a genus of freshwater eeltail catfishes native to Australia, known for their elongated bodies and barbels.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tandanus canonical 2
Tandanus bostocki – western tandan 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
belongsToGroup ray-finned fishes ⓘ
bodyShape eel-like ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName eeltail catfishes (genus) ⓘ
diet invertebrates ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
distribution eastern Australia ⓘ
northern Australia ⓘ
southwestern Australia ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole benthic predator ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
environment billabongs ⓘ
creeks ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
family Plotosidae ⓘ
feedingType benthic feeder ⓘ
finType continuous eel-like caudal fin ⓘ
foundInCountry Australia ⓘ
genusOf freshwater eeltail catfishes ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
hasCharacteristic barbels ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
hasCommonNameForSpecies Tandanus bostocki – western tandan ⓘ
linked to: Tandanus

Tandanus tandanus – freshwater catfish ⓘ
Tandanus tropicanus – northern tandanus ⓘ
hasSpecies Tandanus bostocki ⓘ
Tandanus tandanus ⓘ
Tandanus tropicanus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Plotosidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
sensoryStructure barbels around mouth ⓘ
skeletonType bony ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Tandanus tandanus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plotosidae → containsGenus → Tandanus ⓘ
Tandanus → hasCommonNameForSpecies → Tandanus bostocki – western tandan ⓘ
linked to: Tandanus
Tandanus tandanus → genus → Tandanus ⓘ