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Clarias platycephalus Boulenger, 1902

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widespread in lower and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 248, 78218), including Luki River (Ref. 88782), Malebo Pool (Ref. 101841), Kasai River (Ref. 248), Ruki River drainage (Ref. 93897) and Uele River (Ref. 248); also reported from Lualaba/upper Congo (Ref. 106245). Also known from Chiloango River (Ref. 248, 78218).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

平头胡鲶, Lättäankeriasmonni, Lättäkonnamonni, ... 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: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 3°N - 10°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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