Clariallabes platyprosopos • Clariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Clariallabes platyprosopos** Jubb, 1965
Common Name(s)	Breekopbaber (Afrikaans, South African), Broadhead Catfish
Type Locality	15 mi. above Victoria Falls, between the Katambora rapids and the Victoria Falls, Upper Zambezi R.
Species Information
Size	283mm (11.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	D 73-82, A 56-63. Characterized by the broad, depressed head with bulging cheeks. Barbels long, reaching beyond the head. Mottled brown or black.
General Remarks	Zimbabwe angling record .128 kg.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: upper Zambezi River and Okavango system. African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Other Parameters	Occurs in rocky rapids of large rivers. Known to feed on fish.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 13) v. 7 (no. 79) [1964] 393 Fig. 1 Skelton, P. (2001) A Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2010 Dec 21 21:41 (species record created: 2005 Nov 25 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Clariallabes platyprosopos Jubb, 1965

Common Name(s)

Breekopbaber (Afrikaans, South African), Broadhead Catfish

Type Locality

15 mi. above Victoria Falls, between the Katambora rapids and the Victoria Falls, Upper Zambezi R.

Species Information

Size

283mm (11.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

D 73-82, A 56-63. Characterized by the broad, depressed head with bulging cheeks. Barbels long, reaching beyond the head. Mottled brown or black.

General Remarks

Zimbabwe angling record .128 kg.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: upper Zambezi River and Okavango system.
African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there)