Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Regulations:
protected
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Ref: Hitchcock, G., 2006
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Digul river, Irian Jaya. Probably misidentified as "S. leichardti, Dawson River salmon" (an Australian endemic) and protected under that name (Ref. 12217). Trading of juveniles from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia since the earl;y 1990's have been reported, an illegal activity which continues. Accordingly, some 500,000 juveniles are illegally traded across the border annually - Robert Alphones (Ref. 83518).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Allen, G.R., 1991
National Database:
