Channallabes teugelsi

Channallabes teugelsi Devaere, Adriaens & Verraes, 2007

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Channallabes: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, allabes, -etos = a fish of the Nile, a kind of lamprey (Ref. 45335); teugelsi: Named after the late Guy Teugels, as a tribute to his carreer and his efforts on African catfish taxonomy, especially Clariidae (Ref. 58516).
Eponymy: Dr Guy G Teugels (1954–2003) was a Belgian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Africa: Ogowe River basin in Gabon and Republic of Congo (Ref. 58516, 81644).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58516)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99 - 109; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 90 - 100; Vertebrae: 70 - 82. Diagnosis: large, well pronounced supraorbital process present on infraorbital IV, reaching rostral border of eye; fenestra between scapulo-coracoid and cleithrum present; no contact between entopterygoid and quadrate; pale spot present on skull roof between anterior and posterior fontanel; low number of dorsal (99-109) and anal (90-100) fin rays (Ref. 81644). Pectoral spine serrate on anterior margin only (Ref. 58516, 81644).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Maximum total length reported 155mm (Ref. 81644).

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Devaere, S., D. Adriaens and W. Verraes, 2007. Survey of the anguilliform Clariidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes) of Gabon and Republic of Congo, with description of two new species and key to the African clariid genera. Belg. J. Zool. 137(1):99-109. (Ref. 58516)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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