North African catfish

Clarias gariepinus

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North African catfish is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Maximum length: 170 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: almost Pan-African (Ref. 107916 ), absent from Maghreb, the Upper and (most of the) Lower Guinea and the Cape province and probably also Nogal province. Asia: Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and southern Turkey. Widely introduced to other parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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