Neoarius leptaspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Neoarius |
Species: | N. leptaspis
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Binomial name | |
Neoarius leptaspis (
Bleeker, 1862)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Neoarius leptaspis, the salmon catfish, boofhead catfish, freshwater forked tailed catfish, lesser salmon catfish, or triangular shield catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally under the genus Hexanematichthys. [1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in Australia and New Guinea, at a maximum known depth of 135 m (443 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in). [3]
The diet of the salmon catfish includes insects, mollusks, prawns, finfish and aquatic plants. [4] It is preyed upon by fish such as Scleropages jardinii and the Barramundi, and snakes in the species Acrochordus arafurae. [5]
The salmon catfish breeds between September and January. [3]
Neoarius leptaspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ariidae |
Genus: | Neoarius |
Species: | N. leptaspis
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Binomial name | |
Neoarius leptaspis (
Bleeker, 1862)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Neoarius leptaspis, the salmon catfish, boofhead catfish, freshwater forked tailed catfish, lesser salmon catfish, or triangular shield catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally under the genus Hexanematichthys. [1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in Australia and New Guinea, at a maximum known depth of 135 m (443 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in). [3]
The diet of the salmon catfish includes insects, mollusks, prawns, finfish and aquatic plants. [4] It is preyed upon by fish such as Scleropages jardinii and the Barramundi, and snakes in the species Acrochordus arafurae. [5]
The salmon catfish breeds between September and January. [3]