Neosilurus hyrtlii, commonly known as Hyrtl's catfish or Glencoe tandan, is a species of catfish found across northern Australia, from the Pilbara to southeastern Queensland.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tandanus tandanus
- Heteropneustes fossilis — considered venomous
- Clarias fuscus
- Silurus asotus
- Rhamdia guatemalensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Plotosidae
- Genus
- Neosilurus
- Species
- Neosilurus hyrtlii
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