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    (c) Nathan Litjens, all rights reserved

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    (c) Tse Chung Yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Wet Tropics Tandan

Tandanus tropicanus

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About

Tandanus tropicanus or the Wet Tropics tandan is a species of eeltail catfish native to Australia. It was discovered in rivers between Townsville and Cairns by a group of scientists from James Cook University. The species, which grows to length of about 20 inches, has a cylindrical body tapering to a thin, eel-like tail. It has small eyes and a large mouth surrounded with barbels.

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