Pardiglanis tarabinii, Somalian giant catfish

Pardiglanis tarabinii Poll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972

Somalian giant catfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
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).
Eponymy: Dr Leo Pardi (1915–1990) was an Italian ethologist and zoologist. [...] Dr Giovanni Tarabini Castellani (1910–1992) was Director of the leprosarium at Gelib, Somalia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Poll, Lanza & RomoliSassi.

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

Freshwater; 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).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41277); 68.3 cm SL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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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: Version 2025-2)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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