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Scleropages jardinii

Fish

Scleropages jardinii, known as the Gulf saratoga, Australian bonytongue, pearl arowana or northern saratoga, is a freshwater bony fish native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of two species known as Australian arowana, the other being Scleropages leichardti, and belongs to the subfamily Osteoglossinae, a basal teleost group. Its scientific name is sometimes spelled S. jardini. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Scleropages jardinii 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Osteoglossiformes, Taxa
Source Scleropages jardinii (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Scleropages jardinii (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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China

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Philippines

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Singapore

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Sources
1. Scleropages jardinii (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Diet
    Gulf saratoga are opportunistic carnivores, feeding on aquatic and terrestrial insects, small fishes and crustaceans.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "opages jardinii, the Gulf saratoga, Australian bonytongue, pearl arowana or northern saratoga, is a freshwater bony fish native to Australia and New Guinea, one..."
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2. FishBase: Scleropages jardinii (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
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3. Scleropages jardinii (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135567 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Osteoglossiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Actinopteri
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68369
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68369
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Poissons","language":"FR"},{"name":"Peces","language":"ES"},{"name":"Fishes","language":"EN"},{"name":"辐鳍亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scleropages
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 843
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 843
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Osteoglossiformes","family":"Osteoglossidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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