Clarias platycephalus Boulenger, 1902 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Chromosomes : Klinkhardt et al., 1995 .
  • Colour pattern : Hanssens, 2009 | Seegers, 2008 | Teugels, 1986b | Teugels et al., 2007 .
  • Common names : Kambangaji / Lwasa / Mbuthwa / Musonji / Musonjisonji (Chokwe: Angola), Lättäankeriasmonni / Lättäkonnamonni (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : known from throughout the Congo River basin, except from the Lower Congo and the upper Lualaba and Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu system. In Lower Guinea, it is known from the Sanaga and Kribi Rivers (Cameroon), the Ntem River (Cameroon/Gabon) and the Ogowe River (Gabon) .
  • Evolution : Devaere et al., 2007c .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on fish .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Matthes, 1964 b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Genetics : Jansen et al., 2006 | Kundu et al., 2023 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits smaller rivers, ditches and inundation zones. Restricted to equatorial forest and galley forest rivers .
  • Habits_references : Matthes, 1964 b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Devaere et al., 2007c | Hanssens, 2009 | Seegers, 2008 | Teugels, 1986b | Teugels et al., 2007 .
  • Osteology : Devaere et al., 2007c .
  • Phylogeny : Devaere et al., 2007c | Jansen et al., 2006 | Kundu et al., 2023 | Wright, 2017 .
  • Reproduction_references : Matthes, 1964 b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Size : 376 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Clarias ekibondoi Fowler, 1936 b: 300, fig. 63-66. Type locality: "Ekibondo"s Village, Belgian Congo". Holotype ANSP n° 65.886.
    • Clarias platycephalus Boulenger, 1902 g: 35, pl. X, fig. 1. Type locality: "Monsembé, Haut-Congo". Holotype BMNH n° 1901.12.21: 43.
    • Clarias varispinis Fowler, 1936 b: 301, fig. 67-70. Type locality: "Nola, Middle Congo". Holotype ANSP n° 65.887.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .