Global InformationNeoarius graeffei information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | Neoarius |
| Species: | N. graeffei
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| Neoarius graeffei Kner & Steindachner, 1867[1]
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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]
- ^ a b "Neoarius graeffei summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Ferraris, C.J. (2007). Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Vol. 1418. Zootaxa. pp. 1–628.
- ^ a b "Neoarius graeffei". www.scotcat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ Wylie, Robin. "The fish that have bellies full of mice – but we don't know how". New Scientist. Retrieved 2021-04-27.