Cnidoglanis macrocephalus Cobbler, Deteira, Estuary Catfish, South Australian Catfish, Estuary cobbler, Estuarine Cat-fish

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is commonly referred to as Cobbler, Deteira, Estuary Catfish, South Australian Catfish, Estuary cobbler, Estuarine Cat-fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

5824 

AphiaID:

280227 

Scientific:

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus 

German:

Mündungswels 

English:

Cobbler, Deteira, Estuary Catfish, South Australian Catfish, Estuary Cobbler, Estuarine Cat-fish 

Category:

Maller 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Plotosidae (Family) > Cnidoglanis (Genus) > macrocephalus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), Lord Howe Island, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Estuaries (river mouths), Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

23.62" - 35.83" (60cm - 91cm) 

Weight:

2.5 kg 

Temperature:

16,8 °F - 22,3 °F (16,8°C - 22,3°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Aquatic plant, Carrion, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Detritus, Edible crab, Kelp, Predatory, Schrimps, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
  Mündungswels

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-03 01:53:59 

Last edit:

2025-10-31 20:05:06 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Cnidoglanis macrocephalus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Cnidoglanis macrocephalus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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