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Alluaud's catfish

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Allauad's catfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species: C. alluaudi
Binomial name
Clarias alluaudi
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Clarias hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1911

Allauad's catfish (Clarias alluaudi) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes. It is native to the lakes and rivers of East Africa.

This fish reaches 35 centimeters in length. It is often found in swampy waters amongst water lilies and papyrus, where it feeds on insects and crustaceans.

References

  1. ^ FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60771A47214531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60771A47214531.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Clarias alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Clarias alluaudi


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