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Engelsen's Catfish (Clarias engelseni)
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Engelsen's Catfish (Clarias engelseni) specimen
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Clariidae

Engelsen's Catfish

Clarias engelseni

Strong serrated pectoral spines

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Engelsen's Catfish is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Clariidae
Genus
Clarias
Maximum length
18.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Africa: known only from the type locality, Yei River (draining into the Ghazal system, White Nile basin), in South Sudan (Ref. 248 , 28714 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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