Estuary cobbler

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

Sharp fin spines inflict pain

Estuary cobbler is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 91 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Cnidoglanis
Maximum length: 91 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: endemic to Australia. Present along both eastern and western Australian coasts, from Kirra in southern Queensland to Jervis Bay in New South Wales, and from Kingston in South Australia to the Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia. Distributional range extension to the Duck River in Tasmania (Ref. 7300 ) needs verification.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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