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Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus |
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These images by contributor Jean-Francois Helias depict a hybrid between C. macrocephalus (Asia) and C.gariepinus (Africa) ) these 2 species were caught in a Lake in Thailand. They are produced in Thailand in a commercial scale for the food market, as it is a preferred taste. Pond culture of this species was begun at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. |
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None |
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None |
Family: |
Clariidae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Thailand, Viet-Nam. |
Size: |
80cm. (31ins) |
Temp: |
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20-26°C (68-79°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the united Nations: Manual on seed production of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) |
Family: Clariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
Clarias macrocephalus
x gariepinus |
 Clarias
macrocephalus x gariepinus |
 Clarias
macrocephalus x gariepinus
Caught by Jean-Francois Helias |
 Clarias
macrocephalus x gariepinus
Showing the occipital process on head |
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