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Austroglanis sclateri in Namibia
Rock-catfish

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Austroglanis sclateri   (Boulenger, 1901)
Family:	Austroglanididae (Austroglanids)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Rock-catfish
Max. size:	30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical; 25°S - 31°S
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Distribution:	Africa: Orange-Vaal system, South Africa. Also found in Lesotho (Ref. 7248) and Namibia (Ref. 33857).
Biology:	Occurs in rocky habitats in flowing water, favoring rapids. Feeds on invertebrates, especially insects, taken from rock surfaces; larger specimens also take small fish. Rarely caught by anglers (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Rock catfish		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Lower Orange (Ref. 33857). Only species of the three, from the family Austroglanididae (all occurring in southern Africa), which is listed in Namibia (Ref. 52863). Red listed fish species (IUCN 1994 in Ref 52863).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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