Scleropages jardinii

Scleropages jardinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Scleropages
Species:
S. jardinii
Binomial name
Scleropages jardinii
(Saville-Kent, 1892)

Scleropages jardinii, the Gulf saratoga, Australian bonytongue, pearl arowana or northern saratoga, is a freshwater bony fish native to Australia and New Guinea, one of two species of fishes sometimes known as Australian arowana, the other being Scleropages leichardti. It has numerous other common names, including northern saratoga, toga and barramundi (not to be confused with the barramundi perch, Lates calcarifer). It is a member of the subfamily Osteoglossinae, a (basal) teleost group. Its scientific name is sometimes spelled S. jardini.

  1. ^ Ebner, B.; Hammer, M. (2019). "Scleropages jardinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122899850A123382026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122899850A123382026.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.