Werner's catfish

Clarias werneri

Catfish Reaching Twenty Three Centimeters

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Werner's catfish (Clarias werneri) is a species of airbreathing catfish. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: upper White Nile across Lake Victoria and lakes of Central African rift, and southwards to Lake Tanganyika and the Malagarasi drainage (Ref. 78218 ). Reported from Bahr el Jebel in South Sudan (Ref. 28714 ) and Rusizi River in Burundi (Ref. 98755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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