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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.
البيئة: الوسط / المنطقة المناخية / نطاق العمق / نطاق التوزيع
البيئة
; المياه العذبة محيطي. Tropical; ? - 15°C (Ref. 44894); 6°S - 14°S
Asia and Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Ref. 58511).
الطول عند النضج الأول / الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm 45.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 44894); common length : 55.0 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 44894)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 0; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 20 - 24; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 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)
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مصائد: غير ذات اهمية; الأستزراع المائي: تجاري; لعبة سمكه: نعم; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مؤشر التنوع الشُعبي الوراثي (مرجع
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).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 2.8 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): منخفض, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 4.5-14 سنة (tm=4-5; Fec=30-130).
ضعف الصيد (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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