Clarotes laticeps • Claroteidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Clarotes laticeps** (Rüppell, 1829)
Common Name(s)	Wide Head Catfish
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 (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 Waters, 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 Waters, 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) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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)
Registered Keepers	(1) arapaima, (2) Redtailrob, (3) NickHarris77, (4) arapaimag (k: 2). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2006 Aug 01 07:38 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829)

Common Name(s)

Wide Head Catfish

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 (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 Waters, 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 Waters, 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)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

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)

Registered Keepers

(1) arapaima, (2) Redtailrob, (3) NickHarris77, (4) arapaimag (k: 2).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles