Blue salmon catfish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit freshwater rivers and lagoons, as well as brackish estuaries and coastal marine waters. Can tolerate temperatures from 11°C to 38°C. Large groups of juveniles are often encountered . Feed on arthropods, insects, aquatic plants, mollusks, prawns, crayfish, fishes and bottom detritus. Nest is constructed among gravel where eggs are deposited forming a mound . The only species among oral incubating ariids exhibiting no parental care . Breeding takes place from September to February . Marine populations of A. graeffei appear to undertake extensive anadromous migrations associated with breeding, but no such movements were observed in the fluviatile population studied .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue salmon catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Nest is constructed among gravel where eggs are deposited forming a mound . The only species among oral incubating Ariidae exhibiting no parental care .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.2; dH range: 18 - 30; anadromous . Tropical; 24°C - 32°C ; 3°S - 19°S
🌿 Ecology
arthropods, insects, aquatic plants, mollusks, prawns, crayfish, fishes and bottom detritus
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- pain
- oedema
- rare systemic effects
Wound care, analgesia.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Catfish · Blue Salmon Catfish · Fork-tail Catfish · Forktail Catfish · Lesser Salmon Catfish · Salmon Catfish · Smaller Salmon Catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec Graeffeův |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bagre-marinho-cauda-de-garfo |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariopsis graeffei | Kner & Steindachner | 1867 | Synonym |
| Arius australis | Günther | 1867 | Synonym |
| Arius curtisii | Castelnau | 1878 | Synonym |
| Arius graeffei | Kner & Steindachner | 1867 | Synonym |
| Hexanematichthys australis | Günther | 1867 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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