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Clariidae
Clarias jaensis
Clarias jaensis
Forty Eight Point Three Centimeters Catfish from the Sanaga Basin
- Tropical
- Near the Equator
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumClarias jaensis is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Clarias
- Maximum length
- 48.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: Cross (Nigeria), Sanaga, Nyong, Lobe and Kribi (Cameroon), the Ntem (Cameroon and Gabon), Mbini/Woleu (Gabon and Equatorial Guinea), Komo (Gabon) (Ref. 81644 ) and the Ogowe (Gabon and Republic of Congo)(Ref. 248 , 92841 ). Also in the middle Congo River basin in the rivers Ja (Dja) and Sangha (Ref. 248 , 92841 ). In southeast Nigeria known from the Osse, Niger delta and Cross (Ref. 57129 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
