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Australian native fish, gulf Saratoga,
Gulf Saratoga Fact/Care Sheet
Scleropages jardinii (Kent, 1892)
A 16 year old, 50cm long Gulf Saratoga in an aquarium at the
Biological Sciences Museum, Macquarie University, February 2001. The fish
was raised from an 8cm long juvenile. View
larger image.
The Gulf Saratoga is an elongate fish with a single dorsal fin positioned
posteriorly on the body. It has a large mouth, chin barbels
and a curved dorsal profile.
A similar species, the Saratoga or Spotted Barramundi S.leichardti,
can be distinguished by the relatively straight dorsal profile.
The Gulf Saratoga is dark brown to greenish above and lighter on the sides.
Each scale has a reddish crescent-shaped mark.
It grows to 55cm in length.
This species is known from coastal drainages of northern Queensland and the
Northern Territory, primarily around the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is also
recorded from southern Papua New Guinea.
View a
map of the collecting localities of specimens
in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
FISH BREEDERS QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
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