| Family: |
Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae |
| Max. size: |
48 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: Purari, Fly-Strickland and Digul river systems in central-southern New Guinea and Roper River system in the Northern Territory, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits slow-flowing, often turbid rivers and coastal waters. Also occurs in slow-moving freshwater streams, favours turbid coastal shallows and brackish estuaries (Ref. 44894). Feeds on gastropod and bivalve mollusks. The food are swallowed whole (Ref. 44894). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 February 2019 Ref. (126983)
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| Threat to humans: |
traumatogenic |
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