Clarias buthupogon

Clarias buthupogon

Long whiskers on rectangular skull

Clarias buthupogon is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Maximum length: 34.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: from coastal rivers of Benin and Nigeria over rivers Cross, Sanaga, Wouri and Ogooué (Cameroon and Gabon) to the Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Congo Republic, Central African Republic and Zambia) (Ref. 248 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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