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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Africa: Kwango, Kwilu and southern tributaries of the Kasai (middle Congo River system) in Angola (Ref. 248, 11970).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3820)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 72-84; Anale zachte stralen: 62 - 70. Body and fins darkly marbled and with irregular white blotches. Head rectangular dorsally; snout small; eyes dorsally located. Frontal fontanelle intermediate between `sole-shaped' and `knife-shaped'; occipital fontanelle very small. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones joined in specimens above 57.6 mm SL. Gill rakers relatively long, slender and distantly set. Degree of development of the suprabranchial organ variable, generally greatly reduced. Openings of the secondary sensory canals hardly visible.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Nothing is known about the ecology and reproduction of this species (Ref. 78218).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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. (Ref. 248)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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ReferentiesAquacultuurAquacultuurprofielKweeklijnenGeneticaElectrophoresesErfelijkheidZiektesVerwerkingNutrientsMassaconversie
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00343 - 0.01757), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
