Common names:
Balbout, Gol, Gwol
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Lake Chad (Ref. 57129), Chari-Logone system (Ref. 248, 57129) and Fitri (Ref. 57129). Also known from Totous guelta in Tibesti Mountains (Ref. 248, 112339) and Kordi guelta in Ennesti (Ref. 248).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Teugels, G.G., 2003
National Database:
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; gariepinus:Named after its type locality, the Gariep river, the Hottentot name for the Orange river, South Africa..
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Ecology