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Scleropages jardinii

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Northern Saratoga

The Gulf saratoga or Northern saratoga , Scleropages jardinii , is a freshwater bony fish native to Australia and New Guinea, one of two species of fishes sometimes known as Australian arowanas, the other being the saratoga ( S. leichardti ). It has numerous other common names, including northern saratoga, Australian bonytongue, toga and barramundi (not to be confused with the barramundi perch, Lates calcarifer ). It is a member of the subfamily Osteoglossinae, a (basal) teleost group. Its scientific name...

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