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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Channallabes: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, allabes, -etos = a fish of the Nile, a kind of lamprey (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 3°N - 10°S
Africa: Kouilou basin (Congo Republic) to Loge River basin (Angola), including the lower, middle and upper Congo River basin (Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola) (Ref. 58526, 81644, 106245).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81644)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 105; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 118; Ryggkotor: 76 - 117. Diagnosis: small supraorbital process on infraorbital IV, not reaching the rostral border of the eye; fenestra between scapulo-coracoid and cleithrum absent; interdigitation between entopterygoid and quadrate (Ref. 81644).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Prefers forest streams and swamps, where it lurks among the roots of trees and may even capture its prey on land. Also found in rapids (Ref. 78218). Channallabes apus is an omnivore (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Teugels, G.G., 1986. Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00343 - 0.01679), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 116 [55, 277] mg/100g; Iron = 1.38 [0.71, 2.55] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [15, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.338 [0.125, 0.869] g/100g; Selenium = 93.2 [36.6, 258.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.6 [11.6, 98.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.82, 1.87] mg/100g (wet weight);
