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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clariallabes: Latin, clarias, -a, -um = shining + Greek, allabes, -etos = a fish of the Nile, a kind of lamprey (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614); 3°N - 5°S
Africa: middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville and Cameroon (Ref. 78218), Sanaga, Nyong and Woleu/Ntem in Cameroon and Ivindo and Nyanga in Gabon (Ref. 81644). Also reported from the Kienke (= Kribi) in Cameroon (Ref. 51193).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3820)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 70 - 80; Rayons mous anaux: 60 - 70. Diagnosis: eyes with free orbital rim; dorsal and anal fins long, 62-72% SL (mean 68) and 45-61% SL (mean 55), respectively, but not fused to caudal fin; skull large and broad, width 71-86% (mean 78) skull length; external mandibular barbel more than half of skull length (Ref. 81644).
Remains of decayed plants and insects have been found in the stomach of a female specimen from central Congo (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).