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Clarias buettikoferi in Gambia

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Clarias buettikoferi   Steindachner, 1894
Family:	Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)			picture (Clbue_u0.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	19.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3820)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 27°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Upper Gambia up to the Agnebi river in Côte d'Ivoire. Reported from Ghana (Ref. 11235).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57-68; Anal soft rays: 43-53; Vertebrae: 50-52. Head rather rectangular in dorsal outline; snout broadly rounded. Frontal fontanelle long and narrow (`knife-shaped'); occipital fontanelle oval-shaped. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital bones are fused. Pectoral spine slightly curved, showing strong downward pointed serrations on its inner side and relatively small downward pointed serrations on its outer side. Openings of the secondary canals of the lateral line appear as irregular white spots on the body.
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G.. 1986. (Ref. 248)
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Gambia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ga.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G., 1986
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	Modified:  Sa-a, Pascualita	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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