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Cinetodus froggatti (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Smallmouthed salmon catfish |
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| 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. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||