FB-9445 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Clariidae Channallabes Channallabes apus (Günther, 1873) Lemmeløs ålemalle Aalwels Eel catfish Ankeriasmonni Ålmal Bofele Bokalokalo Botombi Itotombi Kaliholela Lusombi 鱔胡鯰 鳝胡鲶 Clariallabes apus (Günther, 1873) Gymnallabes apus Günther, 1873 1994-04-18 2017-09-14 Boulenger, G.A.0 Les poissons du bassin du Congo. Bruxelles. 532 p. (Ref. 1879) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Teugels, G.G.0 Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. 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(Ref. 58526) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis, 29 April 2008. (Ref. 75549) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) Teugels, G.G., D. Adriaens, S. Devaere and T. Musschoot0 Clariidae. p. 653-691. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81644) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2010. (Ref. 83882) Wamuini Lunkayilakio, S., E. Vreven, P. 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(Ref. 95632) Lingofo Bolaya, R.0 Common names of some fish species found in the Isangi Territory (Tshopo District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo). Unpublished compilation of R. Lingofo Bolaya. (Ref. 98754) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110) Moelants, T.0 Diversity and ecology of the ichthyofauna of the Middle and Upper Congo basin: a case-study in the region of the Wagenia falls (Democratic Republic of the Congo). KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 320p. (Ref. 106245) Decru, E.0 The ichthyofauna in the Central Congo basin: diversity and distribution in the north-eastern tributaries. KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 303p. (Ref. 106290) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) Skelton, P.H.0 Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola. p. 207-242. In B.J. Huntley, V. Russo, F. Lages and N. Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-18 00:00:00 2017-09-14 21:35:24 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Prefers forest streams and swamps, where it lurks among the roots of trees and may even capture its prey on land. Also found in rapids (Ref. 78218). Channallabes apus is an omnivore (Ref. 78218). Teugels, G.G. 1986 Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-09-14 00:00:00 2017-09-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: small supraorbital process on infraorbital IV, not reaching the rostral border of the eye; fenestra between scapulo-coracoid and cleithrum absent; interdigitation between entopterygoid and quadrate (Ref. 81644).Description: body extremely elongate, abdominal depth 2.5-9.6% SL (mean 5.0); long dorsal and anal fins, continuous with caudal fin; distance between supraoccipital process and dorsal fin 4.6-20% SL (mean 9.2); pectoral fins present or absent, when present, length between 2.4-39.9% of skull length; pelvic fins absent in most cases, however, several specimens have both or a single pelvic fin, with length 15.8-30.6% skull length (mean 24.5); skull short, 4.8-17.8% SL (mean 9.7); skull roof (exposed bony part in between bulging jaw muscles) narrow, 10.7-35.3% (mean 21.6) skull length; jaw muscles hypertrophied but may or may not bulge (generally bulging in larger specimens); eyes bordered by small infraorbital bones, of which postorbital one has a plate-like outgrowth; internal mandibular barbel always shorter than skull, other barbels longer; maxillary barbel longest (55-151% HL, m = 93); eyes small, without free orbital rim (Ref. 81644).Coloration: body uniformly dark to pale brown, paler ventrally or fades from dark to pale (e.g. specimens from Congo basin); unpaired fins coloured as body, paired fins usually paler (Ref. 81644). Teugels, G.G., D. Adriaens, S. Devaere and T. Musschoot 2007 Clariidae. p. 653-691. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81644) FB-Morphology-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-09-14 00:00:00 2017-09-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 105; Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 118; Vertebrae: 76 - 117 Teugels, G.G., D. Adriaens, S. Devaere and T. Musschoot 2007 Clariidae. p. 653-691. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81644) FB-Distribution-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-18 00:00:00 2017-09-14 21:40:05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases Africa: Kouilou basin (Congo Republic) to Loge River basin (Angola), including the lower, middle and upper Congo River basin (Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola) (Ref. 58526, 81644, 106245). Teugels, G.G. 1986 Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820) FB-Uses-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-18 00:00:00 2017-09-14 21:35:24 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) FB-Size-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-18 00:00:00 2017-09-14 21:35:24 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 41.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81644)) Teugels, G.G., D. Adriaens, S. Devaere and T. Musschoot 2007 Clariidae. p. 653-691. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81644) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9445 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-18 00:00:00 2017-09-14 21:35:24 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9445 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 25