Cooper Creek catfish [SEP] parent taxon
Cooper Creek catfish
The Cooper Creek catfish, "Neosiluroides cooperensis", is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae, and is the only species of the genus Neosiluroides. It is known from the Cooper Creek system of the Lake Eyre drainage. This species grows up to about 46.0 centimetres (18.1 in) SL.
It is usually found in larger, more permanent waterholes with an earth and clay substrate, where significant flow occurs only after severe rainfall events; at this time,
inches) at Blackall, the rainfall is much too erratic for cropping. The soils are mainly Vertisols or Vertic Torrifluvents and are quite fertile, though generally heavy in texture with a strong tendency to crack due to the erratic rainfall.
See also.
- Cooper Creek catfish
- Cooper Floodplain below Windorah
- List of rivers of Australia
- Yapunyah waterhole
External links.
- Aerial Video of the Cooper Creek at Innamincka
- Australian Society for Limnology
- Primary Industries and Resources SA - Cooper and