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Scientific Name | Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Off the southwestern tip of Ukerewe Island, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Africa, depth 120 feet. |
Synonym(s) | Clarias eupogon, Xenoclarias eupogon |
Species Information | |
Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. |
General Remarks | Xenoclarias holobranchus is an endemic species of Lake Victoria that is threatened with extinction or has already disappeared due to predation by Nile perch and other recent ecological impacts. (Source: FishBase) |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Victoria (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 5), pp 322. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.6.410.2520 | |
Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:40 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 01:30) |