Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: FAO, 2002
Regulations:
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Widely distributed throughout the country except in the highveld. Also abundant in dams (Pers. comm. Klaasen 1997). Information on aquaculture in Ref. 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Skelton, P.H., 1993
National Database:
> 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..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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