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Auchenoglanis biscutatus in Chad

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Auchenoglanis biscutatus   (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
Family:	Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) , subfamily: Auchenoglanidinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	54.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3236); max. published weight: 4,400 g (Ref. 3236)
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous; pH range: 7 - 8; dH range: 25
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C; 35°N - 10°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Rivers Nile, Niger, Senegal and Lake Chad Basin (Ref. 3236) and Gambia basin (Ref. 7324).
Biology:	Commonly occurs in running water, lakes and submerged vegetation in the Sudd, rare in fringing vegetation. Feeds on the bottom on mud, debris, insects, notably chironomid larvae and mollusks. Gravid fish are recorded throughout the year with a peak in the dry season (Ref. 28714)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Risch, L.M.. 2003. (Ref. 57126)
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Chad country information
Common names:	Sohon, Soin, Swaï		Ref:  Magomna, O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cd.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Risch, L.M., 1986
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	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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