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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Clarias&speciesname=stappersii ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Clarias&speciesname=stappersii http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Clarias&speciesname=stappersii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Clarias&speciesname=stappersii https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Clarias&speciesname=stappersii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Clarias-stappersii.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Clarias Species in    Clariidae - Classification - Clariidae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Clarias stappersii Boulenger , 1915 Blotched catfish Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Clarias stappersii Picture by RMCA / Mark Hanssens Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa 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 . More on author: Boulenger . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: Luapula-Moero system (upper Congo River basin), upper Kasai drainage (middle Congo River basin), Kafue River, upper Zambezi system, Cunene River and Okavango (Ref. 248 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 41.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-80; Anal soft rays : 56 - 63; Vertebrae : 58 - 61. Characterized by its lateral line which appears as a thick white band; barbels extremely short. Head long, broad and flattened. Frontal fontanelle long and extremely narrow. Occipital fontanelle rather small. The `dermosphenotic' and supraorbital bones are separated. Tooth plate extremely broad. Pectoral spine straight and robust. Suprabranchial organ well developed but not completely filling the chamber. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ); Occurs in well-vegetated sluggish river channels and floodplain lagoons. Breeds during the summer rainy season (Ref. 7248 ). Eats invertebrates and, when older, other fishes (Ref. 7248 , 78218 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Teugels, G.G. , 1986. A systematic revision of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces; Clariidae). Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 247:199 p. (Ref. 248 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 22 May 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: subsistence fisheries FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00432 - 0.01461), b=2.98 (2.83 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.5   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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