Salmon catfish

The salmon catfish (Neoarius leptaspis), also known as the boofhead catfish, the freshwater forked tailed catfish, the lesser salmon catfish, and the triangular shield catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally under the genus Hexanematichthys.[1] It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in Australia and New Guinea, at a maximum known depth of 135 m (443 ft). It reaches a maximum standard length of 60 cm (24 in).[3]

Salmon catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Genus:
Neoarius
Species:
N. leptaspis
Binomial name
Neoarius leptaspis
(Bleeker, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ariopsis leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862)
  • Arius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862)
  • Hexanematichthys leptaspis Bleeker, 1862

The diet of the salmon catfish includes insects, mollusks, prawns, finfish and aquatic plants.[4] It is preyed upon by fish such as Scleropages jardinii and the Barramundi, and snakes in the species Acrochordus arafurae.[5]

The salmon catfish breeds between September and January.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Neoarius leptaspis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Neoarius leptaspis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius leptaspis" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. Food items reported for Neoarius leptaspis at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Organisms Preying on Neoarius leptaspis at www.fishbase.org.


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