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 Scientific Name  Clarotes laticeps  (Rüppell, 1829) - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
 Common Name(s)  None
 Type Locality  Cairo, Egypt.
 Synonym(s)  Bagrus laticeps, Bagrus nigrita, Chrysichthys macropogon, Chrysichthys nigrita, Chrysichthys pitmani, Clarotes heuglinii, Clarotes macrocephalus, Octonematichthys nigrita, Pimelodus laticeps
 Pronunciation  lah tee seps
 Etymology  Clarotes: Named after the ancient Greek Klaroten, a term for slaves (i.e. people with bent necks), in reference to the morphology of the head. 
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 Distribution  Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Bénoué, and Volta Rivers; also in Lake Chad. 
African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Rivers, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there)
 Temperature  20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show others)
 Other Parameters  Inhabits rivers.
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 Feeding  Feeds on crustaceans, insects, mollusks and fish.
 Breeding  Unreported.
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 References  Fische Nil1829 - pp7 - Pl. 1 (fig. 2)
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 Last Update  2006-08-01 07:38:53 (species record created: 2001-05-04 00:00:00)
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