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Scientific Name	**Neosiluroides cooperensis** Allen & Feinberg, 1998
Common Name	Cooper Creek Catfish
Type Locality	Callamurra Waterhole, Cooper's Creek, 11.3 kilometers east of Innamincka, South Australia, about 27°41'S, 140°51'E.
Pronunciation	koo per en siss
Etymology	Neosiluroides: Greek, neos = new + Greek, silouros = cat fish cooperensis: Named for its known distribution, Cooper Creek.
Species Information
Size	460mm or 18.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Cooper Creek catfish have only been captured in relatively large waterholes. No fish smaller than 160mm (6.4in) TL have ever been recorded.
Sexing	They may be sexed by the shape of their urogenital papilla, females are short and flat, males papilla are longer and pointed.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Oceania: Cooper Creek system, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin. Australia waters, Cooper Creek (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	They appear to be carnivorous with snails and shrimp having been found in their guts. User data.
Furniture	Requires open swimming space.
Compatibility	Peaceful if gregarious.
Breeding	Cooper Creek catfish have only been captured in relatively large waterholes. No fish smaller than 160mm (6.4in) TL have ever been recorded.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 1), pp 12, Fig. 2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2002 Jan 05 00:00)