Smallmouthed salmon catfish (Cinetodus froggatti)

Scientific name: Cinetodus froggatti Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886

Smallmouthed salmon catfish (Cinetodus froggatti)

The Smallmouthed salmon catfish (Cinetodus froggatti) is a freshwater fish of the family Ariidae. Native range: Oceania, Purari, Fly-Strickland and Digul river systems in central-southern New Guinea and Roper River system in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cinetodus froggatti
Family
Ariidae (Sea catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
48.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: Purari, Fly-Strickland and Digul river systems in central-southern New Guinea and Roper River system in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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