Neoarius graeffei

Neoarius graeffei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Neoarius
Species:
N. graeffei
Binomial name
Neoarius graeffei
Kner & Steindachner, 1867[1]

Neoarius graeffei, or blue salmon catfish,[1] is a species of catfish found in freshwater rivers of Australia and Papua New Guinea.[2][3] This species is most identifiable by its large, shark-like dorsal fin that is led by a poisonous spine.[4] Like other catfish, the blue salmon catfish is known to use electrical pulses to sense prey in the water.[4] This prey sensing mechanism may be the reason that these catfish are known to eat the land dwelling hopping mouse at a high rate.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Neoarius graeffei summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Ferraris, C.J. (2007). Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Vol. 1418. Zootaxa. pp. 1–628.
  4. ^ a b "Neoarius graeffei". www.scotcat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. ^ Wylie, Robin. "The fish that have bellies full of mice – but we don't know how". New Scientist. Retrieved 2021-04-27.