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Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) >
Osteoglossidae (Arowanas)
Etymology: Scleropages: Greek, skleros = hard + Greek, page, -es = knot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Francis Lascelles ‘Frank’ Jardine (1841–1919) was a pastoralist and pioneer associated with the exploration and settlement of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, where the Jardine River is named after him. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Saville-Kent.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar pelagis, permukaan. Tropical; ? - 15°C (Ref. 44894); 6°S - 14°S
Asia and Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Ref. 58511).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm 45.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 44894); common length : 55.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 44894)
deskripsi pendek
Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 20 - 24; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 28 - 32.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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).
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.
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)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: tidak ada kepentingan; Budidaya air: komersial; Ikan buruan: ya; Akuarium: Komersial
Alat, peralatan
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 2.8 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): Rendah, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 4.5 - 14 tahun (tm=4-5; Fec=30-130).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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