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Clariidae
Clarias gabonensis
Clarias gabonensis
Thirty Six Centimeters Catfish
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumClarias gabonensis is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 36 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Clarias
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: basins of the Ogooué, Noya (Muni River tributary), Kouilou and Chiloango (Ref. 81644 ), as well as in the lower and middle Congo River basin including Lake Tumba and Pool Malebo (Ref. 248 ). Also reported from the upper Congo (Ref. 106245 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
