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Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

North African catfish
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Mali country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2002
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2002
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the upper Senegal, upper Niger and inner Niger delta (ref. 57129).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.orleans.ird.fr/~pechedcn/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-chat nord-africain, Pez-gato, 尖齿胡鲇, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water;  gariepinus: Named after its type locality, the Gariep river, the Hottentot name for the Orange river, South Africa..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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