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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Dolichallabes: Greek, dolichos = long + Greek, allabes, -etos = a fish of the Nile, a kind of lamprey (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 3°N - 10°S
Africa: Chiloango and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 51261, 78218).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3820)
Facultative air-breathing; Predominantly nocturnal. Conceal themselves by day among rocks of the shore zone or roots and branches of trees at the edges of lakes and rivers. Omnivores feeding primarily on small aquatic organisms and their larvae (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Teugels, G.G., 1986. Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Outils
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