Northern rivers catfish

Species of fish

Northern rivers catfish

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Chordata

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Actinopterygii

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Siluriformes

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Ariidae

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Neoarius

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N. utarus

Binomial name
Neoarius utarus

(Kailola, 1990)

Synonyms[1]

* Arius utarus Kailola, 1990
* Ariopsis utarus (Kailola, 1990)

The northern rivers catfish (Neoarius utarus), also known as the salmon catfish,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae.[3] It was described by Patricia J. Kailola in 1990, originally under the genus Arius.[1] It inhabits freshwater bodies in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3]

Its diet includes finfish, detritus, terrestrial invertebrates, and caridean shrimp such as those in the genus Macrobrachium.[4]

The Northern rivers catfish reaches a maximum known standard length of 55 cm (22 in), but usually reaches an SL of 30 cm (12 in). It reaches a maximum weight of 1.7 kg (3.7 lb). It is closely related to Neoarius leptaspis, and is frequently mistaken for it.[3]

The Northern rivers catfish spawns throughout the year.[5][6] It is harvested by subsistence fisheries.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Synonyms of Neoarius utarus at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Common names of Neoarius utarus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Neoarius utarus" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
4. ^ Food items reported for Neoarius utarus at www.fishbase.org.
5. ^ Spawning for Neoarius utarus at www.fishbase.org.
6. ^ Reproduction of Neoarius utarus at www.fishbase.org.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3765974
* CoL: 6S6N4
* EoL: 356427
* FishBase: 13127
* GBIF: 2345457
* iNaturalist: 608600
* IUCN: 197013
* NCBI: 591289
* WoRMS: 1011467

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