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| Scientific Name | Arius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) |
| Common Name(s) | Berney's Shark Catfish, Lesser Salmon Catfish |
| Type Locality | Pools of Flinders R., near Hughenden and Richmond, Queensland, Australia. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius cleptolepis, Tachysurus berneyi |
| Pronunciation | AR ee uss - ber NAY eye |
| Etymology | Arius: From the Greek arios, meaning warlike or bellicose; in reference to the well-developed fin spines. The species is named after the ornithologist F.L. Berney. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 380mm (15") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Similar to A. graeffei, but with taller dorsal fin and smaller eye. Palatal teeth patches roughly the same size (vs. outer patches larger than inner in A. graeffei). Silvery bronze to dark gray overall and paler below. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | New Guinea and northern Australia. Pacific  , South Pacific, North Australian Pacific Coast (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Pacific , South Pacific, New Guinea Pacific area (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will eat a wide variety of live and prepared foods. |
| Furniture | Provide driftwood and rocks. |
| Compatibility | Active, shoaling species peaceful enough to be kept with other fish of equivalent size. |
| Breeding | Not known. Assumed to be oral incubator. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Aust. Zool.v. 10 (pt 1) - pp9 - Fig. 8 (no. 5) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) RobDoran1, (2) nvcichlids (k: 5), who also notes: "Kept these years ago in my brackish biotope tank", (3) Andie6, (4) jscoggs27, (5) dasquee. 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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