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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 / пределы глубины / distribution range
экология
; пресноводный пелагический. 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 / Вес / Возраст
половая зрелость: Lm 45.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 44894); common length : 55.0 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 44894)
Краткое описание
определительные ключи | морфология | морфометрия
колючие лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 20 - 24; колючие лучи анального плавника: 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи анального плавника: 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)
Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Угроза для людей
Harmless
Использование человеком
рыболовство: интереса не представляет; аквакультура (рыбоводство): коммерческий; объект спортивного рыболовства: да; аквариум: коммерческий
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (ссылка
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 (ссылка
69278): 2.8 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
устойчивость к внешним воздействиям (ссылка
120179): низкий, минимальное время удвоения популяции 4.5-14 лет (tm=4-5; Fec=30-130).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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