Kenya country information

Common names: Giant pancake-headed catfish, Mpuni Hwahwa, Somalian giant catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: De Vos, L., 2001
Importance: of no interest | Ref: De Vos, L., 2001
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Lower Tana River (Ref. 52331). Possibly present in the Northern Uaso Nyiro (Ref. 78218).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant pancake-headed catfish, Nuijakissamonni, Giant catfish, ... more

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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Claroteinae
Etymology: Pardiglanis: Greek, pardias, -ou = a fish similar to grey mullet + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll, Lanza, Romoli & Sassi.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 8°N - 1°N

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Africa: rivers Tana (Kenya) and Juba (Somalia); probably also in the Uebi Shebeli (Somalia); possibly present in the Northern Uaso Nyiro (Kenya) (Ref. 78218).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41277); 68.3 cm SL (female)

Lives in mud at bottom of rivers. Latest (March 2000) male specimen caught in rather shallow water on the sandy bottom of the river, which had a very low water level following a long period of drought (in Kenya). Female (caught later in 2000) (Ref. 41277).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

De Vos, L., 2001. Rediscovery of the giant catfish Pardiglanis tarabinii (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):213-214. (Ref. 41277)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00403 - 0.01972), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).

Pardiglanis tarabinii Poll, Lanza, Romoli & Sassi, 1972