Catfish

Clarias agboyiensis

Silurid Fish beneath the Niger Basin

Catfish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 29 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Maximum length: 29 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Ofin river and Volta system (Ghana), coastal rivers in Togo, Ouémé river (Benin), and in the Ogun, Oshun, lower Niger, Niger delta and Cross (Nigeria) (Ref. 57129 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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