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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 800mm (31.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Bénoué, and Volta Rivers; also in Lake Chad. African Waters  , Sénégal (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nile (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Volta (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Bénoué (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Chad (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Inhabits rivers. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on crustaceans, insects, mollusks and fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fische Nil1829 - pp7 - Pl. 1 (fig. 2) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 01 07:38 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00) |
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