General information |
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| Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) | ||
| Common name | North African catfish | |
| Synonyms |
Silurus gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepede, 1803 Clarias capensis Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias lazera Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias syriacus Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias mossambicus Peters, 1852 Clarias robecchii Vinciguerra, 1893 Clarias microphthalmus Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias guentheri Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias depressus Myers, 1925 Clarias notozygurus Lonnberg & Rendahl, 1922 Silurus gariepinus Burchell, 1822 Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepede, 1803 Clarias capensis Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias lazera Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias syriacus Valenciennes, 1840 Clarias mossambicus Peters, 1852 Clarias robecchii Vinciguerra, 1893 Clarias microphthalmus Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias guentheri Pfeffer, 1896 Clarias depressus Myers, 1925 Clarias notozygurus Lonnberg & Rendahl, 1922 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Israel; Iraq; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Syria; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Turkey; Russia; South Africa; Tanzania; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Senegal; Guinea; France; Greece; Netherlands; Brazil; Argentina; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Lesotho; Malawi; Mali; Niger; Rwanda; Swaziland; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Iraq, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Ivory Coast, Greece, Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Gabon, Lesotho Native: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, South Africa, Tanzania, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Senegal, Guinea, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Not established: Russia, France, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland Questionable: Mauritania |
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| Importance | Food/sports |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Anambra river, Anambra State, Nigeria | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill and Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 56 |
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| Karyotype formula | Male: 16m + 48sm + 48a; Female: 16m + 50sm + 46a |
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| Fundamental arm number | Male: 88, Female: 89 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Nil |
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| Reference(s) |
Okonkwo JC and Obiakor MO (2010). Karyological and Chromosomal Study of Catfish (Clariidae, Clarias gariepinus, Burchell, 1822) from Anambra River, Anambra State, Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 9 (2): 112-115. |
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