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Clarias ebriensis Pellegrin, 1920

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Karsten Mody (2)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 89; Anal soft rays: 55 - 71; Vertebrae: 59 - 64. Head oval-shaped in dorsal outline; snout slightly rounded; eyes dorsally located. Frontal fontanelle short and squat; occipital fontanelle rather long and oval-shaped. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital bones are joined. Tooth plates small. Suprabranchial organ not well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals regularly placed on flanks. Habitat: Occurs in lagoons and coastal rivers. Diet: feeds on insects, mollusks and crustaceans. Etymology: The specific name ebriensis: –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Ebri lagoon, Ivory Coast, type locality. Remarks: The species in the thumbnail images were captured and photographed by the image contributor from the Côte d'Ivoire Tai National Park, 2005.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Clarias dahomeyensis

Family:

Clariidae

Distribution:

Africa: Coastal rivers and logoons from Nigeria to Côte d'Ivorie, western Africa. Type locality: Eau stagnante près Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire.

Size:

25.0cm. (10ins)

Temp:

20-25°C (68-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2010).
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.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Clarias ebriensis

Clarias ebriensis
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