Werner's catfish

Werner's catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:
C. werneri
Binomial name
Clarias werneri
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Clarioides werneri (Boulenger, 1906)

Werner's catfish (Clarias werneri) is a species of airbreathing catfish. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species reaches a length of 23.0 cm (9.1 inches) SL.

Named in honor of Dr. F. Werner, probably Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner (1867-1939), who collected type specimen. [2]

References

  1. ^ FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias werneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60778A47214790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60778A47214790.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CLARIIDAE, HETEROPNEUSTIDAE, ANCHARIIDAE and ARIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2021.


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