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Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) |
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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 57. Adipose fin in adults have a stiff spine. This is a very large species and is of course very predatory. It has been reported that it is so predacious that it has been known to suffocate on its prey. Not a good aquarium fish. Habitat: Inhabits rivers and feeds on crustaceans, insects, mollusks and fish. |
Common Name: |
Widehead catfish |
Synonyms: |
Chrysichthys cranchii, Pimelodus laticeps, Bagrus laticeps, Bagrus nigrita, Octonematichthys nigrita, Clarotes heuglinii, C. macrocephalus Chrysichthys macropogon, C.nigrita, C. pitmani |
Family: |
Claroteidae |
Distribution: |
Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Bénoué, and Volta Rivers; also in Lake Chad. Type locality: Cairo. |
Size: |
80.0cm. (2ft. 8ins) |
Temp: |
20-26°C (67-79°F) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
Reference: |
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. |
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