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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Uegitglanis: Uegit = a pool in Uegit, Somalia + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. This fish was found in a pool associated with a spring (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Vittorio Tedesco Zammarano né Tedesco (1890–1959) (Zammarano was his stepfather’s name) was an Italian traveller, zoologist, cartographer, geographer and hunter, who was involved with the Museo Civico di Milano. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 10°N - 0°N
Africa: caves near the Uegit and the Uebi Scebeli rivers in Somalia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3820)
Cave-restricted species. Depth of water at type locality was 1.25 m. The temperature was 24°C, pH 8 and the hardness 300mg/l Ca. To date there are no other data available on the biology of the species (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Teugels, G.G., 1986. Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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