Clarias lamottei Daget & Planquette, 1967

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Clariidae
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Common names	拉氏胡鲶, 拉氏鬍鯰, ... more

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Clarias lamottei

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Main reference

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

Max length : 16.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3820)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 8°N - 6°N

Africa: Nzi River, tributary of the Bandama, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53 - 58; Anal soft rays: 51 - 52; Vertebrae: 56. Characterized by a relatively short vomerine tooth plates (3.6-3.9 % HL) and by its relatively long adipose fin (12.7-15.9 % SL) - the longest in Clarias and therefore, is a specific character for C. lamottei. Head is oval-shaped in dorsal outline. Frontal fontanelle long and narrow (`knife-shaped'); occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped. Suprabranchial organ consists of well developed arborescent structures.

The type locality is situated in a savannah area, in a swamp which completely dries up every year (Ref. 248).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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