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Siluranodon auritus (GeoffroySaint-Hilaire, 1809)

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Central African Republic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Chari-Logone basin (Ref. 43912, 57127).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Vos, L., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raitakuultomonni, 金黄大齿锡伯鲶, T-foam, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Siluranodon: Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  auritus: From the Latin "auritu" (literally "listening"), referring to the local Arabian name of this species in Egypt, "schilbe oudney", which means "schilbe with ear" (those "ears" probably refer to the large rounded pectoral fins just behind the head)(Ref. 43912)..

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

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 35°N - 5°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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