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Austroglanis gilli (Barnard, 1943)

Clanwilliam catfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Austroglanididae (Austroglanids)
Etymology: Austroglanis: Composed from Austro = the south + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edwin Leonard Gill (1877–1956) worked in various museums in the United Kingdom before being appointed Director, South African Museum, Cape Town (1925). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Barnard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical; 31°S - 33°S

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Africa: Clanwilliam-Olifants River system, South Africa.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118466)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs among rocks and cobbles and under banks in clear, flowing streams. Feeds on insects, especially the larvae of caddis and mayflies, and other small invertebrates taken from the bottom (Ref. 7248).

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Skelton, P.H., 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (B1b(i,iii)+2b(i,iii)); Date assessed: 02 December 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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