Dave
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Information:
Habitat: Inhabits
coastal and lower mangrove areas, estuaries into main
rivers and lagoons. Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total):
7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae:
49 - 50. Teeth strong, non-depressible; in narrow
bands in jaws and in four patches arranged across
front palate. Snout prominent, jaw teeth exposed;
mouth wide. Head somewhat venulosus, head shield almost
smooth. Eye small, free of head skin, 6-14% HL. No
rakers on posterior face of first two arches; gill
opening wide. Colouration: Body orange-yellow;
lips, inside mouth and body usually covered with orange
or yellow mucus, and teeth usually reddish. Remarks:
It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 2000, originally
under the genus Arius. It inhabits marine
and freshwaters in New Guinea and Australia. It reaches
a standard length of 120 cm (47 in), and a maximum
weight of 19 kg (42 lb). Etymology:
The species epithet "dioctes", derived from
Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities.
Common
Name:
Warrior
catfish
Synonyms:
Arius dioctes
Family:
Ariidae
Distribution:
Western
Central Pacific:
Southern coast of New Guinea and rivers from Kamora
River to Otokwa River, and eastward to Gulf of Papua
rivers; northern coast and rivers of Australia from
Adelaide to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Type
locality: Norman River at Karumba (17º29'S,
140º50'E), Queensland, Australia.
Size:
120.0cm. (48ins)
Temp:
-
p.H.
-
Reference:
Hemiarius dioctes
in Fishes of Australia, accessed 03 Sep 2020. Kailola, P.J., 2000. Six new species
of fork-tailed catfishes (Pisces, Teleostei, Ariidae)
from Australia and New Guinea. Beagle, Rec. Mus. Art
Galler. North. Territ. 16:127-144. wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_catfish. 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.
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