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Clarias submarginatus Peters, 1882

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Namibia country information

Common names: Blotched catfish, Gevlekte baber
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065). Unconfirmed in Ref. 248, 78218 or 81644; considered a Lower Guinea endemic in Ref. 81644.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Peters.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 4°N - 2°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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