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Clarias salae in Guinea-Bissau

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Clarias salae   Hubrecht, 1881
Family:	Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	50.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7357)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C; 12°N - 4°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Konkoure system (Guinea) to the Cavally river (Côte d'Ivoire).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-93; Anal soft rays: 67-79; Vertebrae: 63-68. Head rather rectangular in dorsal outline; snout broadly rounded; eyes more dorsally located. Frontal fontanelle intermediate between `knife-shaped' and `sole-shaped'; occipital fontanelle broadly oval-shaped. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital bones are joined. Tooth plates relatively small; premaxillary longer than vomerine. Dorsal and anal fins not truly confluent with caudal fin. Pectoral spine serrated on both sides. gill rakers long and distantly set. Openings of secondary sensory canals appearing as white vertical rows on flanks
Biology:	Occurs in river systems which arise in mountainous areas and are entirely within the rain forest (Ref. 248)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G.. 1986. (Ref. 248)
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Guinea-Bissau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Géba River.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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