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Clarias stappersii Boulenger, 1915

Blotched catfish
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Zambia country information

Common names: Blotched catfish, Chineke, Minga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Luapula-Mweru system (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 78218, 95585) including the Luongo River (Ref. 27609), in the Kafue River system (Ref. 248, 13332, 95585) and the upper Zambezi floodplain (Ref. 12597). Present in Kasanka National Park (Ref. 95585). Also Ref. 27607.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

斑胡鲶, Gevlekte baber, Lihwetete, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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.
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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