Clarias werneri Boulenger, 1906

Werner's catfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Clariidae
Synonyms	Clarioides werneri, ... more
Common names	Mali, Abu shanab, 沃氏胡鲶, ... more

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Main reference

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

Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 7°N - 7°S

Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward and Tanganyika. Reported from Bahr el Jebel in Sudan (Ref. 28714).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64 - 92; Anal soft rays: 64 - 79; Vertebrae: 58 - 62. Pectoral fin spine serrated on both inner and outer sides (Ref. 34290). Head pointed in dorsal outline; snout short and slightly rounded; eyes more dorsally located. Frontal fontanelle short and squat (`sole-shaped') or intermediate between `sole-shaped' and `knife-shaped'; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital joined. Tooth plates small. gill rakers long, slender and distantly set. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Openings of secondary canals regularly arranged along flanks.

Found in lakes and rivers. Feeds mainly on insects, consisting of larval and adult aquatic Coleoptera, terrestrial insects, chironomid larvae and larvae of Povilla, culicines and hydroptilids. Also feeds on ostracods, gastropods, plants, copepods and Hydracarina (Ref. 248).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	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 to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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