Clarias
camerunensis Lönnberg, 1895
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Named after its Type
locality of Cameroon. Possess accessory breathing organs which
allow survival for long periods out of water. Can 'walk' on land
using its pectoral spines as support. No dorsal spine. Dorsal
spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 87; Anal soft
rays: 52 - 70; Vertebrae: 56 - 61. Head rectangular dorsally;
snout extremely broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed. Frontal
fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped.
Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones separated in specimens
over 200 mm SL. Tooth plate extremely broad. Pectoral spine slender;
outer side showing strong downward serrations. Suprabranchial
organ well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals
show a regular pattern. Data on the diet of C. walkeri
(=C. camerunensis) showed larvae of mayflies, chironomids,
and caddis insects to be the main food of small and middle-sized
specimens. According to Teugels (1986) this species should be
assigned to the subgenus Brevicephaloides because of
the shape of its head, being short and broad which coincides with
this genus. |
| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
Clarias
lazera, C. dumerilii, C. submarginatus, C. walkeri , Clarias liocephalus,
C. breviceps, Clarias platycephalus, C. poensis, C. noensis, C.
monkei, C. duchaillui, C. nigeriae, C.submarginatus thysvillensis,
C. curtus |
| Family: |
Clariidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
coastal rivers in Togo to the lower and central Congo system.
Type locality: Cameroon. |
| Size:
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45cm.
(18ins) |
| Temp: |
23-28°C
(73-83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (10/2009).
Dankwa, H.R., E.K. Abban and G.G. Teugels 1999
Freshwater fishes of Ghana: identification, distribution, ecological
and economic importance Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool. 283:53
p.
Seegers, L. 2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook
for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH,
Germany. 604 p. |
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Family:
Clariidae
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