Snake catfish

Clarias theodorae

Thirty Five Centimeters Catfish of the Congo Basin

Snake catfish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Zambezi, Kafue and Shire Rivers; Upper Congo system; Lakes Tanganyika, Bangweulu, Kobo, Niumbe, Mweru and Malawi; Chobe, Okavango and Cunene Rivers; Pungwe, Sabi, Lundi Rivers and Zimbabwean tributaries of the Limpopo River; Incomati, Pongolo and Umgeni rivers and Lake Sibaya in Natal and Transvaal tributaries of the Limpopo (Ref. 3820 ). Also in the middle Congo (Ref. 106245 ), including the Ubangi (Ref. 248 ) and several southern tributaries of the Kasai (Ref. 248 , 11970 ) and in the Cuanza in Angola (Ref. 120641 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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