Paraplotosus albilabris Cobbler, White-lipped Catfish, White-lipped Catfish Eel, Whitelipped Eel Catfish

Paraplotosus albilabris is commonly referred to as Cobbler, White-lipped Catfish, White-lipped Catfish Eel, Whitelipped Eel Catfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

17319 

AphiaID:

282097 

Scientific:

Paraplotosus albilabris 

German:

Weißlippen Korallenwels 

English:

Cobbler, White-lipped Catfish, White-lipped Catfish Eel, Whitelipped Eel Catfish 

Category:

Сом Коралловый 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Plotosidae (Family) > Paraplotosus (Genus) > albilabris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Australia, Singapore, Sulawesi 

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 - 12 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coral reefs, Coralline algae reef, Reef-associated, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

15.75" - 52.76" (40cm - 134cm) 

Temperature:

24,2 °F - 29,3 °F (24,2°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Predatory, Snails 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Paraplotosus albilabris
  Weißlippen Korallenwels
• 
  Paraplotosus butleri
  Segelflossen-Korallenwels, Butlers Korallenwels
• Paraplotosus muelleri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-24 16:07:07 

Last edit:

2025-03-24 16:14:28 

Toxicity

Paraplotosus albilabris is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Paraplotosus albilabris, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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