| Family: |
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
18.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: known only from the rivers Niemba (Luvua tributary, upper Congo River basin) and Koki (west of, and affluent of, Lake Tanganyika) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Ref. 248). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-80; Anal soft rays: 59-64. Head oval-shaped dorsally; snout broadly rounded; eyes laterally placed. Frontal fontanelle is long and narrow; occipital fontanelle small and oval-shaped. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones partially reduced (especially the latter) and distantly set. Pectoral spine short and straight; outer side with strong downward serrations. gill rakers short and distantly set. Suprabranchial organ greatly reduced. Openings of the secondary sensory canals display a regular pattern. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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