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| Scientific Name | Arius africanus Günther, 1867 |
| Common Names | African Sea Catfish Afrikansk Havmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Pangani River, Madagascar. |
| Pronunciation | AR ee uss |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm or 17.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Pangani River, Tanzania and estuaries of Madagascar. Pangani (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Madagascar waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The fishes of Zanzibar, pp 114 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up A. africanus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. africanus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. africanus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2021 Feb 14 05:46 (species record created: 2013 Mar 28 14:40) |