Neoarius
berneyi (Whitley, 1941)
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| Andrew
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Jensen's Photographic Library (1) |
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The Australian species
of the Ariidae family have been revised and placed in a new genus,
Neoarius. "Neo" meaning new in Latin. Dorsal
spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0;
Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. The species of Neoarius can be
differentiated from all other genera of Ariidae by the combination
of two shared characters: (1) lateral face of third pharyngobranchial
conspicuous and acute (shared with Arius, Brustiarius,
Nedystoma, Netuma, Plicofollis and Potamosilurus);
(2) anterior process of first pharyngobranchial on the central part
of this bone (shared with Netuma). Occurs in rivers and
smaller streams, frequently in slow-flowing, turbid conditions,
and also in lakes and lagoons. Sometimes found in brackish estuaries.
Feeds on aquatic plants, benthic crustaceans, insect larvae, bottom
detritus and also fishes. |
| Common
Name: |
Lesser
Salmon Catfish,
Highfin Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Tachysurus
berneyi, Arius cleptolepis, Arius berneyi |
| Family: |
Ariidae
mblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Oceania:
northern Australia, inhabits coastal rivers and streams in the Gulf
of Carpentaria and northern areas of the Northern Territory as far
west as the Mary River system, and New Guinea. Type locality:
Pools of Flinders River, near Hughender and Richmond, Queensland,
Australia. |
| Size:
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45.0cm.
(18ins) |
| Temp: |
20-30°c
(67-87°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.5-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (05/2009).
Marceniuk P. Alexandre & Menzes A. Naircio.
Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes),
with a redefinition of the genera (Zootaxa 1416) 126 pp.; 30 cm.
2007 |
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