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Clarias camerunensis in Togo

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Clarias camerunensis   Lönnberg, 1895
Family:	Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)			picture (Clcam_u0.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	46.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3820)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 28°C; 9°N - 11°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: coastal rivers in Togo to the lower and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 248). Also reported from Ghana (Ref. 248, 11235).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-87; Anal soft rays: 52-70; Vertebrae: 56-61. Head rectangular dorsally; snout extremely broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed. Frontal fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones separated in specimens over 200 mm SL. Tooth plate extremely broad. Pectoral spine slender; outer side showing strong downward serrations. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals show a regular pattern.
Biology:	Data on the diet of C. walkeri (=C. camerunensis) showed larvae of mayflies, chironomids, and caddis insects to be the main food of small and middle-sized specimens (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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Togo country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Mono River (Ref. 13331). Also Ref. 78218.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/to.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G., 1986
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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