Tandanus tandanus

The catfish tandanus ( Tandanus tandanus ) is a fresh water fish species originating in the rivers Murray-Darling in Australia. Its scientific name comes from the name (" tandan") aboriginal of fish.

Description

They are fish generally weighing between 1 and 2 kilograms but certain specimens arrive at 7 kg.

They have a mouth directed downwards with lips lippues surrounded by eight " hairs of moustache" who are used to them to be helped to feed. They are fish squat, cylindrical, lengthened, with a posterior half resembling a Anguille. Small a continuous Nageoire surrounds all this posterior half of the body. The eyes are small. The color variable but is generally made green tasks and violets.

Food

They are carnivorous fish fourageant at the bottom of water in the search of Crevette S, crayfish S and other preys.

Reproduction

They reproduce in spring, the reproduction being related to the increase lengths of the days and the temperature of water. They build, with gravels, large nests of more than one meter in diameter in which they deposit their eggs. The males keep the nests until the blossoming.

To become

They are in the process of disappearance having entered in competition with the imported Carpe S which have the same type of food as them.

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