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| Scientific Name | Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Off the southwestern tip of Ukerewe Island, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Africa, depth 120 feet. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias eupogon, Xenoclarias eupogon |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Xenoclarias holobranchus is an endemic species of Lake Victoria that is threatened with extinction or has already disappeared due to predation by Nile perch and other recent ecological impacts. (Source: FishBase) |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria. African Waters  , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Victoria (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 5) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:26 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 01:30) |
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