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Scientific Name | Clariallabes platyprosopos Jubb, 1965 |
Common Names | Broadhead Catfish Breekopbaber (South African) |
Type Locality | About 15 miles above Victoria Falls, between the Katambora rapids and the Victoria Falls, upper Zambezi River, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). |
Species Information | |
Size | 295mm or 11.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | D 73-82, A 56-63. Characterized by the broad, depressed head with bulging cheeks. Barbels long, reaching beyond the head. Mottled brown or black. |
General Remarks | Zimbabwe angling record .128 kg. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: upper Zambezi River and Okavango system. African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
Other Parameters | Occurs in rocky rapids of large rivers. Known to feed on fish. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 7 (no. 79) (for 1964), pp 393, Fig. 1. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 28 07:18 (species record created: 2005 Nov 25 00:00) |