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

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.[1]

This fish reaches 35 centimeters in length.[2] It is often found in swampy waters amongst water lilies and papyrus, where it feeds on insects and crustaceans.[2]

References

  1. Getahun, A. & Hanssens, M. 2010. Clarias alluaudi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 18 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Clarias alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.
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