/siluriformes/clariidae/clarias/monsembulai/1.jpg "Clarias monsembulai")
Holotype
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| Scientific Name | Clarias monsembulai Bernt & Stiassny, 2022 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Luilaka River at Ilenge, Salonga National Park, Equateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2°35'47"S, 21°34'36"E. |
| Pronunciation | klar ee ass |
| Etymology | Clarias: From the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of the fish to live for long periods out of water. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Clarias species are characterized by having an elongated body; a soft rayed dorsal fin extending to, or nearly to, the caudal fin base; a soft rayed anal fin extending from just behind the anus to the caudal fin base; pectoral fins each with a serrated anterior bony spine; head depressed, covered largely by firmly sutured, surface sculptured bony plates forming a protective helmet; four pairs of flagellate barbels (nasals, maxillaries, inner and outer mandibulars); air breathing organs derived from the 2nd and 4th epibranchials within a superbranchial chamber. |
| Sexing | The genital papilla, which is to the right of the anus as you look at the fish with its head to the left, is elongated and pointed in males while it is round and relatively larger (and larger than the anus) in females. In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo, Ruki, Busira, Momboyo, Luilaka (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo, Ruki, Busira, Salonga (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo, Ruki, Busira, Momboyo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Suggested Tankmates | Large cyprinids (silver sharks, tinfoil or spanner barbs for example) or Central American cichlids. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | American Museum Novitates No. 3990, pp 4, Figs. 2-4, 5B. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.6.8.8630 | |
| Last Update | 2023 Jan 22 05:35 (species record created: 2022 Aug 31 06:31) |