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Common names: Boofhead catfish, Catfish, Freshwater forked tailed catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland; over soft bottoms of lotic and lentic freshwaters. Also found in some Northern Territory rivers, including the Mary, Adelaide and South and East Alligator (Ref. 44894). Also Ref. 4537, 75154.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1989
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Common names from other countries

Triangular-shield catfish, Boofhead catfish, שפמנון אוסטרלי, ... more

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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Bleekeriella: Named for Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878) the Dutch ichthyologist who contributed greatly to our understanding of the taxonomy of ariids from the Indo–Malaysian archipelago..
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall ? - 135 m (Ref. 57178). Tropical; 1°S - 19°S

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Western Pacific: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 44894)

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Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 20.

Occurs in lakes, rivers, muddy coastal seas and estuaries (Ref. 5259). Inhabits fresh water in upper reaches of streams, also found in brackish estuaries and lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 44894). Feeds on fishes, prawns, insects, terrestrial fruits, aquatic plants, bottom detritus (Ref. 5259, 44894) and mollusks (Ref. 2847). Breeds between the late dry and early wet season (September to January) in coastal lagoons and flooded swamps. Males orally incubate the eggs until they hatch and guard the fry for about 4 weeks afterwards. A good angling and eating species (Ref. 44894).

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Medarbetare

Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.8 - 28.8, mean 27.9 (based on 472 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00384 - 0.01719), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Bleekeriella leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862)