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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae Airbreathing catfishes

Genus: Clariallabes

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Clariallabes attemsi Africa 11.6 TL 1927
Clariallabes brevibarbis Africa 29 TL 1913
Clariallabes centralis Africa 20.5 TL 1958
Clariallabes heterocephalus Africa 13.7 TL 1967
Clariallabes laticeps Africa 20 TL 1911
Clariallabes longicauda Africa 28 TL 1902
Clariallabes manyangae Africa 15 TL 1919
Clariallabes melas Africa 26 TL 1887
Clariallabes mutsindoziensis Africa 11.8 SL 1998
Clariallabes petricola Victoria snake catfish Africa 8.5 SL 1956
Clariallabes pietschmanni Africa 13.6 TL 1938
Clariallabes platyprosopos Broadhead catfish Africa 29.5 TL 1965
Clariallabes simeonsi Africa 7.1 TL 1941
Clariallabes teugelsi Africa 17 TL 2007
Clariallabes uelensis Africa 9.8 TL 1941
Clariallabes variabilis Africa 15.8 TL 1926



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