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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Siluriformes (Catfish) >
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Etymology: Euristhmus: Greek, eurys = long + Greek, isthmos = narrow passage (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 80 m (Ref. 58032). Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia from south of Rowley Shoals and Exmouth Gulf.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in waters as deep as 80 m over soft bottoms (Ref. 58032).
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Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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