Scleropages jardinii, Australian bonytongue : aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium

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Scleropages jardinii (Saville-Kent, 1892)

Australian bonytongue
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Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Osteoglossidae (Arowanas)
Etymology: Scleropages: Greek, skleros = hard + Greek, page, -es = knot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Saville-Kent.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt Tầng nổi. Tropical; ? - 15°C (Ref. 44894); 6°S - 14°S

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Asia and Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Ref. 58511).

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm 45.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 44894); common length : 55.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 44894)

Short description Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng): 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng): 20-24; Tia cứng vây hậu môn 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 28 - 32

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Adults occur in still waters of streams and swamps where it is usually seen near the surface or close to shore among aquatic vegetation (Ref. 2847, 44894). Solitary, territorial and spawn prior to the wet season when surface water temperatures approach 30°C (Ref. 44894). Young feed primarily on microcrustaceans (Ref. 2847). Primarily a surface feeder, feeding on a variety of terrestrial and aquatic insects, small fishes, frogs, crustaceans, and some plant material (Ref. 44894). Mouthbrooders (Ref. 56180). Maximum weight reported in Ref. 5259 may be 12.27 kg (W. Lau, pers. Comm. 07/05). Important food fish (Ref. 58511) and a valuable aquarium fish (Ref. 83518).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng

Fertilized eggs are carried in the mouth of the female. Eggs hatch in 1-2 weeks. Larvae, with their enlarged yolk sac, are kept in or close to the mouth for another 4 or 5 weeks. Young fish commence feeding, primarily on microcrustaceans, at a size of 2-3 cm, well before the yolk sac is entirely resorbed. Become independent at a length of 3.5-4.0 cm.

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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