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Scientific Name | Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) |
Common Names | 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 | Nee oh ar ee uss. - ber NAY eye |
Etymology | Neo, new (newly discovered) and 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. |
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Size | 380mm or 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. |
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Distribution | New Guinea and northern Australia. Pacific, South Pacific, North Australian Pacific Coast (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, South Pacific, New Guinea Pacific area (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Status | Least Concern |
pH | 6.4 - 8.0 |
Temperature | 20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
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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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1), pp 9, Fig. 8 (no. 5). |
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Last Update | 2019 Sep 14 03:38 (species record created: 2001 Apr 02 00:00) |