All Fishes CLARIIDAE ⇒ The genus Channallabes

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SpeciesThere are 3 "species" in our database. Channallabes apus has the most images (i: 15).
Pronunciationcha nal ah bez
EtymologyChannallabes: From the Greek, channe, meaning anchovy and allabes, the name of a Nilotic fish (a kind of lamprey); in reference to the shape of the fish.
SexingThe 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. It may be hard to see with the naked eye.
SizeSmallest 221 mm, largest 327 mm, average 274mm, most commonly 327mm. All SL.
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