Species profile—Neoarius graeffei (blue catfish)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Ariidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=ariidae ) (fork-tailed catfishes) → Neoarius graeffei (blue catfish)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26914&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26914&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26914 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Ariidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=ariidae ) (fork-tailed catfishes)
Scientific name
Neoarius graeffei Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Common name
blue catfish
WildNet taxon ID
26914
Synonym(s)
Arius graeffei
Neoarius curtisii
Neoarius australis
Ariopsis graeffei
Alternate name(s)
lesser salmon catfish
fork-tailed catfish
salmon catfish
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26914 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26914 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.