Clarias submarginatus Peters, 1882

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Clariidae
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Common names	Blotched catfish, 缘胡鲶, Gevlekte baber, ... more

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Main reference

Teugels, G.G. 1986. (Ref. 248)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3820)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 4°N - 2°N

Africa: coastal rivers Kribi (Kienke) and Lobé/Lobi (Ref. 248, 78218), and rivers Boumba and Lobi (Dja system, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 51193) in Cameroon. Further also reported from Luongo River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609), Caprivi in Namibia (Ref. 37065) and Ehoma floodplain in Nigeria (Ref. 52861).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 82 - 85; Anal soft rays: 67 - 74; Vertebrae: 66 - 69. Head short, small and rather rounded in dorsal outline; eyes dorsally located. Frontal fontanelle extremely short and oval-shaped; occipital fontanelle oval-shaped. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital bones joined and well developed. Tooth plates relatively broad. Pectoral spine slightly curved. gill rakers long, slender and distantly set. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals regularly placed along flanks.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Agustin, Liza Q.

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