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Clarotes laticeps in Egypt
Widehead catfish

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Clarotes laticeps   (Rüppell, 1829)
Family:	Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) , subfamily: Claroteinae			picture (Cllat_u2.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Widehead catfish
Max. size:	80.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967); max. published weight: 10,000 g (Ref. 3799)
Environment:	demersal; anadromous
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 26°C; 17°N - 3°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Bénoué, and Volta Rivers; also in Lake Chad.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7. Adipose fin in adults has a stiff spine.
Biology:	Inhabits rivers (Ref 4967). Feeds on crustaceans, insects, mollusks and fish (Ref. 28714)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Risch, L.M.. 2003. (Ref. 57126)
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Egypt 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/eg.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ita, E.O., 1984
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	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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