Description
Also known as Blue Catfish, Graeffe's Salmon Catfish, Lesser Salmon Catfish, Salmon Catfish.
Found over coastal marine and brackish estuaries, lagoons and freshwater rivers.
They feed on crustaceans, detritus, fish, insects, invertebrates, mollusks and aquatic plants.
Juveniles found in large schools.
Length 60cm
Depth - ?m
Western Pacific - Northern Australia, New Guinea
Catfish have venomous spines in the fins which can inflict painful wounds.
Repeated stings from these catfish may result in death. Ref: http://www.fishbase.se/summary/22590
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