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Clarias theodorae Weber, 1897

Snake catfish
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Angola country information

Common names: Kambangaji, Musonji, Tshimbua
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) in the Luembe, Luachimo and Kwango (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 11970). Also present in the Cuanza, Okavango (Ref. 120641), Cunene (Ref. 248, 78218, 120641) and (upper) Zambezi (Ref. 11970, 120641). Also Ref. 7248.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

蛇胡鲶, Malawinnkonnamonni, Mulonfi, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
  More on author: Weber.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 6°N - 30°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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