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| Scientific Name | Arius graeffei Kner & Steindachner, 1867 |
| Common Name(s) | Australian Shark Catfish, Blue Catfish, Lesser Salmon Catfish |
| Type Locality | Samoa [doubtful]. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius australis, Arius curtisii |
| Pronunciation | AR ee uss - GRAY fie |
| Etymology | Arius: From the Greek arios, meaning warlike or bellicose; in reference to the well-developed fin spines. The species is named after E. Gräffe. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 500mm (19.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Similar to A. berneyi, but eye is smaller and dorsal fin slightly shorter. Outer palatal teeth patches larger than inner patches (equal in A. berneyi). Dusky gray overall (often with bluish tinge) and white underneath. |
| Sexing | Females have longer, more rounded pelvic fins than males. |
| General Remarks | Naturally piebald and albino specimens have been observed. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Pacific  , South Pacific, New Guinea Pacific area (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Pacific , South Pacific, North Australian Pacific Coast (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 17.0-27.0°C or 62.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Accepts a wide variety of live and prepared foods. |
| Furniture | Provide driftwood and rocks as hiding places. |
| Compatibility | An active, shoaling species that can be kept with fish of equivalent size or larger. |
| Breeding | Spawns in the wild during spring or early summer at 26°C. An oral incubator, males carry up to 120 eggs for 6-8 weeks. The eggs and developing larvae collected from males can be incubated in an egg cone. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 54 - pp383 [28] - Pl. 4 (fig. 12) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) RobDoran1, (2) pokerbunny. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Apr 09 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 02 00:00) |
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