Clarias laeviceps laeviceps Gill, 1862

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Clariidae
Synonyms	Clarias laeviceps, Clarias kingsleyae, Clarias vandenhoutei, ... more
Common names	Ndede, 光首胡鲶, Mudfish, ... more

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Main reference

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

Max length : 31.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3820)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 8°N - 3°N

Africa: Saint Paul River in Liberia eastward to the Volta system of Ghana.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 74 - 93; Anal soft rays: 60 - 75; Vertebrae: 65 - 69. Head broad and oval-shaped dorsally; snout broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed. Frontal fontanelle intermediate between `knife-shaped' and `sole-shaped'; occipital fontanelle rather long and oval shaped. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones become joined in specimens between 80 and 100 mm TL. Tooth plates relatively broad. Pectoral spine rather thin and slightly curved. Gill rakers small, slender and distantly set. Suprabranchial organ partially fills chamber. Openings of the secondary sensory canals regularly arranged.


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 to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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