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Heterobranchus longifilis  Valenciennes, 1840
 Image contributors to this species:
  Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus  
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Vundu
 Synonyms:  Heterobranchus laticeps, Clarias loangwensis, Heterobranchus platycephalus
 Family:  Clariidae  blycipitidae
 Distribution:  Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Congo system, upper and middle Zambezi. Also  from  Lakes  Tanganyika and Edward (Ref. 7248), Gambia and Benue River, Chad and Volta basins, and  the coastal basins of Guinea to Nigeria
 Size:  150cm. (5ft)
 Temp:  22-25°C (71-77°F)
 p.H.  6.0-7.5.


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Family:  Clariidae

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