Alluaud's catfish

Allauad's catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Clariidae
Genus:Clarias
Species: C. alluaudi
Binomial name
Clarias alluaudi
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Clarias hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1911

Allauad's catfish (Clarias alluaudi) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes. It is native to the lakes and rivers of East Africa.[2]

This fish reaches 35 centimeters in length.[3] It is often found in swampy waters amongst water lilies and papyrus, where it feeds on insects and crustaceans.[3]

References

  1. FishBase team RMCA & Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias alluaudi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T60771A47214531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60771A47214531.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. Getahun, A. & Hanssens, M. 2010. Clarias alluaudi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 18 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Clarias alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.


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