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Common names: Rock catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lower Orange (Ref. 33857). Only species of the three, from the family Austroglanididae (all occurring in southern Africa), which is listed in Namibia (Ref. 52863). Red listed fish species (IUCN 1994 in Ref 52863).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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Common names from other countries

Rock catfish, Klipbaber, 斯氏澳岩鲿, ... more

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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Austroglanididae (Austroglanids)
Etymology: Austroglanis: Composed from Austro = the south + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser demersal. Subtropical; 25°S - 31°S

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Africa: Orange-Vaal system, South Africa. Also found in Lesotho (Ref. 7248) and Namibia (Ref. 33857).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7248)

Occurs in rocky habitats in flowing water, favoring rapids. Feeds on invertebrates, especially insects, taken from rock surfaces; larger specimens also take small fish. Rarely caught by anglers (Ref. 7248).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Skelton, P.H., 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 July 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).

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