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title: "Estuary Cobbler"
description: "Cnidoglanis macrocephalus — Peixes. Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae, and is the only species of the genus Cnidoglanis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/estuary-cobbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Estuary Cobbler

> Cnidoglanis macrocephalus — Peixes. Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae, and is the only species of the genus Cnidoglanis.

- Scientific name: *Cnidoglanis macrocephalus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1956
- Wikidata: [Q2483934](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2483934)
- iNaturalist taxon: [98089](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98089)

## Names

- en: Estuary Cobbler
- es: Pez Gato del Sur de Australia
- fr: Poisson chat d'estuaire

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1901)

## Summary

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae, and is the only species of the genus Cnidoglanis. It is commonly known as the cobbler, estuary cobbler, deteira, estuary catfish, South Australian catfish, or Swan River catfish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnidoglanis_macrocephalus

## Photo

![Estuary Cobbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/estuary-cobbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156384636

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/estuary-cobbler?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).