Clarias Camerunensis
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; 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 . Stomach content analysis showed presence of practically everything edible from plant remains, insects and their larvae to fish remains .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 94; Anal soft rays: 52 - 70; Vertebrae: 56 - 61. Diagnosis: body less elongate, its maximum depth 11.9-16.4% SL (m=14.1); head length 21.0-26.0% SL (m=24.1) . Head rectangular dorsally; snout extremely broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed . Interorbital distance 45.4-54.3% HL (m=48.8) . Tooth plates extremely broad , width of premaxillary tooth plate 30.4-38.9% HL (m=34.9), and of vomerine tooth plate 26.1-33.9% HL (m=29.7) . Frontal fontanel long and narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped . Supraorbital and "dermosphenotic" bones separated in specimens up to 200 mm SL, in larger specimens they usually become joined ). 7-13 or 7-14 gill rakers on first gill arch. Suprabranchial organ well developed . Pectoral spine slender, its outer side showing strong downward serrations . Dorsal fin length 59.5-67.9% SL; distance from dorsal to caudal fin 1.2-4.3% SL . Flank neuromasts arranged in a regular pattern . Colouration: no information on colour in life . Preserved specimens: dark brown on back and sides and pale brown to beige/whitish on belly; pectoral and pelvic fins sometimes with a pale distal band; caudal fin sometimes with alternating light and dark vertical bars . Never an irregular pattern of small white spots on body . : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Clarias Camerunensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C ; 9°N - 11°S Widespread in Lower Guinea, from the Cross in Nigeria and Cameroon to the Loémé in Republic of Congo (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | keříčkovec kamerunský |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarias breviceps | Boulenger | 1900 | Synonym |
| Clarias duchaillui | Fowler | 1915 | Synonym |
| Clarias lualae | Lönnberg & Rendahl | 1922 | Synonym |
| Clarias monkei | Keilhack | 1910 | Synonym |
| Clarias ngola | Lönnberg & Rendahl | 1920 | Synonym |
| Clarias nigeriae | Popta | 1919 | Synonym |
| Clarias noensis | Boulenger | 1908 | Synonym |
| Clarias poensis | Boulenger | 1908 | Synonym |
| Clarias submarginatus thysvillensis | David & Poll | 1937 | Synonym |
| Clarias walkeri | Günther | 1896 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 592 records indexed .
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