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Image: An Estuary Catfish at Red Rock Estuary
Description
An Estuary Catfish at a depth of 2.4 m, Red Rock Estuary, New South Wales, January 2002.
- Photographer:
- Ian Shaw
- Rights:
- © Ian Shaw
- Common name:
- Estuary Catfish
- Scientific name:
- Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
- Family:
- Plotosidae
- Order:
- Anguilliformes
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2 comments
Amanda Hay
9.01 AM, 20 January 2010
That sounds like perfect habitat for the Estuary Catfish. They commonly occur in sandy inlets near river mouths often hinding under rocky ledges during the day. They are most "famous" for have a very painful venom.
mnicholls65
9.01 PM, 10 January 2010
We spotted 3-4 of these in 3m at Minimurra River, 15m from the boat ramp at the bottom of the channel in Jan 2010
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