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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Channallabes: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, allabes, -etos = a fish of the Nile, a kind of lamprey (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Mario Álvarez was honoured in the binomial “…in gratitude and friendship” (translation), but otherwise remains mysterious. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 3°N - 0°N
Africa: Mbini/Woleu River system in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (Ref. 58516, 81644).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 58516)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 110 - 160; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 101 - 155; Vertebre: 92 - 105. Diagnosis: large, well pronounced supraorbital process present on infraorbital IV, reaching rostral border of eye; fenestra between scapulo-coracoid and cleithrum present; no contact between entopterygoid and quadrate; no pale spot on skull roof; high number of dorsal (118-160) and anal (105-155) fin rays (Ref. 81644). High number of vertebrae (92-105)(Ref. 58516, 81644). Body lateral line system clearly visible as a white dotted line along flank (Ref. 58516).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Maximum size recorded 445mm TL (Ref. 81644).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Devaere, S., D. Adriaens and W. Verraes, 2007. Survey of the anguilliform Clariidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes) of Gabon and Republic of Congo, with description of two new species and key to the African clariid genera. Belg. J. Zool. 137(1):99-109. (Ref. 58516)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00344 - 0.01597), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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