All Fishes CLARIIDAE ⇒ The genus Gymnallabes

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SpeciesThere are 2 "species" in our database. Gymnallabes typus has the most images (i: 16).
EtymologyGymnallabes: From the Greek, gymnos, meaning hidden and allabes, the name of a Nilotic fish (a kind of lamprey); in reference to the shape and nature of the fish.
IdentificationUnpaired fins continuous, paired fins reduced or absent.
SexingIn ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
SizeSmallest 57 mm, largest 230 mm, average 143mm, most commonly 230mm. All SL.
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