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Scientific Name	**Porochilus argenteus** (Zietz, 1896)
Common Name	Silver Tandan
Type Locality	Cooper Creek, near Innamincka, South Australia.
Synonym(s)	Neosilurus argenteus, Plotosus argenteus
Pronunciation	ar JEN tee uss
Etymology	Porochilus: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, cheilos =lip. The specific name, argenteus, means silver in reference to this species overall colour.
Species Information
Size	350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Silver tandans are often placed in the genus Neosilurus, although the latest work suggest their placement in Porochilus.
Sexing	They may be sexed by the shape of their urogenital papilla, females are short and flat, males papilla are longer and pointed.
General Remarks	Found in Central Australia in the Diamantina and Georgina rivers, Cooper Creek, and parts of the drainages on the Barkley Tablelands. One record also exists from the Macumba River in South Australia. Records from the Finke River are incorrect and it is not the type locality as some have suggested.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Oceania: endemic to Australia. Australia waters, Central Australia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH	7.5 - 8.2
Temperature	9.0-30.0°C or 48.2-86°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	20-40 dH.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Flake foods and live foods of any kind. User data.
Breeding	This species probably spawn during flooding and undertake substantial migrations, either as adults and / or juveniles.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Report on the work of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2, pp 410, Pl. 16 (fig. 7).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2005 Dec 27 00:00)