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Scientific Name	**Neoarius berneyi** (Whitley, 1941)
Common Names	Berney's Shark Catfish Lesser Salmon Catfish
Type Locality	Pools of Flinders R., near Hughenden and Richmond, Queensland, Australia.
Synonym(s)	Ariopsis berneyi, Arius berneyi, Arius cleptolepis, Tachysurus berneyi
Pronunciation	Nee oh ar ee uss. - ber NAY eye
Etymology	Neo, new (newly discovered) and arius from the Greek arios, meaning warlike or bellicose; in reference to the well-developed fin spines. The species is named after the ornithologist F.L. Berney.
Species Information
Size	450mm or 17.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Similar to A. graeffei, but with taller dorsal fin and smaller eye. Palatal teeth patches roughly the same size (vs. outer patches larger than inner in A. graeffei). Silvery bronze to dark gray overall and paler below.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Oceania: northern Australia and New Guinea. Pacific, South Pacific, North Australian Pacific Coast (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, South Pacific, New Guinea Pacific area (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH	6.4 - 8.0
Temperature	20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat a wide variety of live and prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	Provide driftwood and rocks.
Compatibility	Active, shoaling species peaceful enough to be kept with other fish of equivalent size.
Breeding	Not known. Assumed to be oral incubator.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1), pp 9, Fig. 8 (no. 5).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Apr 02 00:00)