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| Scientific Name | Clarias camerunensis Lönnberg, 1895 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Cameroon. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias breviceps, Clarias duchaillui, Clarias monkei, Clarias nigeriae, Clarias poensis, Clarias submarginatus, Clarias walkeri |
| Pronunciation | klar ee ass - kah mer roon |
| Etymology | Clarias: From the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of the fish to live for long periods out of water. Named after its type locality (Cameroon). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 420mm (16.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Clarias species are characterized by having an elongated body; a soft rayed dorsal fin extending to, or nearly to, the caudal fin base; a soft rayed anal fin extending from just behind the anus to the caudal fin base; pectoral fins each with a serrated anterior bony spine; head depressed, covered largely by firmly sutured, surface sculptured bony plates forming a protective helmet; four pairs of flagellate barbels (nasals, maxillaries, inner and outer mandibulars); air breathing organs derived from the 2nd and 4th epibranchials within a superbranchial chamber. Dorsal rays 69-87; anal rays 52-70; vertebrae 56-61. Head rectangular dorsally; snout extremely broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed. Frontal fontanelle long/narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones separated in specimens over 200 mm SL. Toothplate extremely broad. Pectoral spine slender; outer side showing strong downward serrations. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals show a regular pattern. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | West and Central Africa: coastal rivers in Togo to the lower and central Congo system. Reported from Ghana. African Waters  , Congo, Lower Congo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Congo, Middle Congo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-27.0°C or 68-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous and predatory. Will eat virtually anything that can be considered edible. |
| Furniture | Open spaces for swimming and some cover is required. |
| Compatibility | Must be housed with lively, robust large fish. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Large Cyprinids (Silver Sharks, Tinfoil or Spanner Barbs for example) or Central American Cichlids. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Oefvers. Svensk. Vet. Akad. Förh.1895 (no. 3) - pp182 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Oct 07 05:59 (species record created: 2003 Jun 25 00:00) |
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