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Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938

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Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (3)

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Relevant Information:

In some publications it is stated that this species could be C. laticeps (Seegers L. 2008) as the two species that reside in the Juba and and the Tana rivers are almost identical although C. bidorsalis is smaller befitting species that come from the Tana river. Aquarium Care: does not get too big in the aquarium and is not a fussy eater. Caution would have to be adhered to with picking companions as smaller fish could be viewed as food targets.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Claroteidae

Distribution:

Africa: Juba River, Somalia. Type locality: Giuba [Somalia].

Size:

22.0cm. (8½ins)

Temp:

20-26°C (67-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 04/2019 ).
Risch, L.M., 2003. Claroteidae. p. 60-96 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p.
Seegers, L., 2008. The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.

Family: Claroteidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Clarotes bidorsalis
Somalia

Clarotes bidorsalis
Dorsal view-Somalia

Clarotes bidorsalis
Ventral view-Somalia

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