Australian bonytongue
Scleropages jardinii
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The Australian bonytongue lives in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, in still waters of streams, lagoons and swamps, near the surface and vegetation. It hunts insects, small fish and crustaceans at the surface. Solitary and territorial. Unlike the Asian arowana, it is the female that mouthbroods the eggs and young. It reaches 90 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Scleropages jardinii
- Family
- Osteoglossidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osteoglossidae
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Synonyms
- Osteoglossum jardinii, Scleropages jardini
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–29 °C
- pH
- 6.8–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 90 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 648 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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