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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
More on author: Günther.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 9°N - 3°N
Africa: Ouémé, Ogun, Oshun, the Niger delta, Niger River up to Lake Kainji and the rivers Benue and Cross, in Benin and Nigeria (Ref. 57129). Also reported from the Ofin River (Pra basin) in Ghana (Ref. 248, 272).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 57129)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 74 - 87; Raggi anali molli: 57 - 67; Vertebre: 60 - 62. Diagnosis: tooth plates extremely narrow (Ref. 248, 57129). Vomerine tooth plate very long (Ref. 248), its length almost twice that of the premaxillary plate (Ref. 57129). Width of premaxillary plate 21.5-26.2% of head length, width of vomerine plate 19.0-22.8% of head length, length of vomerine plate 5.2-8.6% of head length (Ref. 57129). Head short and rounded in dorsal outline; eyes relatively large and dorsally located; frontal fontanelle very small, short and squat (`sole-shaped'); occipital fontanelle small and oval-shaped; "dermosphenotic" and supraorbital bones joined by a common suture, except in a specimen of 27 mm SL; pectoral spine robust and slightly curved; openings of secondary canals along lateral line appear as irregular white spots on body (Ref. 248).
Coloration: no information on colour in life (Ref. 57129). Preserved specimens show 2 types of colouration: uniform, with back and sides dark brown and belly lighter; and marbled, with irregular brownish spots against a light background on back and sides, and belly whitish (Ref. 57129). Dorsal and anal fins white-edged (Ref. 57129).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); No information is available on the biology of the species (Ref. 78218).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Teugels, G.G., 1986. A systematic revision of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces; Clariidae). Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 247:199 p. (Ref. 248)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00724 (0.00425 - 0.01234), b=3.02 (2.88 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 🛈 |