Clarotes tarabinii

Clarotes tarabinii
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Subfamily: Claroteinae
Genus: Clarotes
Species: C. tarabinii
Binomial name
Clarotes tarabinii
(Poll, Lanza & Sassi, 1972)

Clarotes tarabinii is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) from the family Claroteidae. It may also be known as the Somalian giant catfish.[1]

This species has uncertain taxonomic status. This species has been placed by itself in the genus Pardiglanis.[2][1] However, some sources have considered this genus to be a junior synonym of Clarotes.[3]

It lives in mud at bottom of rivers. It is restricted to the Juba River in Somalia and Lower Tana River in Kenya.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers.

This fish may grow up to 75.0 cm (29.5 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Pardiglanis tarabinii" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
  2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
  3. ^ Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. Clarotes tarabinii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.