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Clariidae

Blotched catfish

Clarias submarginatus

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Family
Clariidae
Genus
Clarias
Maximum length
16 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Africa: Kribi (Kienke) and Lobé/Lobi in Cameroon (Ref. 248 , 78218 , 81644 ), Komo and Ntem in Cameroon and Gabon, and the Ogowe in Gabon (Ref. 81644 ). Other reports unconfirmed in Ref. 248 , 78218 or 81644 , including reports from the rivers Boumba and Lobi (Dja system, middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon (Ref. 51193 ), Luongo River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609 ), Zambezi, Chobe and Kwando in Namibia (Ref. 37065 ) and Ehoma floodplain in Nigeria (Ref. 52861 ). Reports from the Kasai, Kwango and Kwilu systems in Ref. 11970 refer to Clarias platycephalus , C. angolensis and C. dumerilii (Ref. 114852 ).
Conservation status
VUVulnerable
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