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Cinetodus froggatti (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Mark Allen (3) Dave Wilson (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. Habitat: Inhabits slow-flowing, often turbid rivers and coastal waters. Also occurs in slow-moving freshwater streams, favours turbid coastal shallows and brackish estuaries. Reproduction: Spawn from October to February in the lower reaches of rivers; males incubate eggs in their mouth. Diet: Feeds on gastropod and bivalve mollusks. The food are swallowed whole.

Common Name:

Smallmouth Catfish

Synonyms:

Arius froggatti, Septobranchus johannae

Family:

Ariidae

Distribution:

Oceania: Southern New Guinea and Roper River system, Northern Australia; in coastal waters, estuaries, and into fresh water. Type locality: Strickland River, New Guinea.

Size:

48.0cm. (19ins)

Temp:

-

p.H.

-

Reference:

Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey.
Cinetodus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Sep 2020,.
Fishes of Australia
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2019 ).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Martin F. Gomon, Arius froggatti Ramsay E.P. & Ogilby J.D. (1886) A contribution to the knowledge of the fish fauna of New Guinea. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W.(2)1(1): 8-20, Strickland River, New Guinea.



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Click for full image  Cinetodus froggatti
  Holotype-
Strickland River, New Guinea

Cinetodus froggatti   Cinetodus froggatti
  Holotype-
dorsal view, Strickland River, New Guinea
Cinetodus froggatti   Cinetodus froggatti
  Holotype-ventral view, Strickland River, New Guinea
Cinetodus froggatti   Cinetodus froggatti

 

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