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    Species Accepted

    Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

    African Catfish

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 5 countries or islands

      5 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      JordanYes
      MauritiusNo
      SingaporeNo
      Timor-LesteNo
      Viet NamYes

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      83 results
      Aalbüschelwels German
      Abu shanab Arabic
      African Catfish English
      African Sharptoothed Catfish English
      African mushi mlf
      African sharptooth catfish English
      African walking catfish English
      Afrikaanse meerval Dutch
      Afrikanischer Raubwels German
      Afrikanischer Wels German

      Treatments

      11 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
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      Burchell, W. J. (1822). Travels in the interior of southern Africa. 2 Vols. London, v. 1: i–xi + 1–582 + 1–4, 1 Map.; v. 2: 1–648. [Fishes in v. 1: 280, 284, 425, 445.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=438203
      VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota’s, BIN 2016_001, Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=258892
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Report on a collection of Fishes made by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith during his expedition to Lake Rudolf. (1896). Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 1896, 217–224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1896.tb03037.x 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1896.tb03037.x
      Nichols, J. T.; Griscom L. (1917). Fresh-water fishes of the Congo basin obtained by the American Museum Congo expedition, 1909-1915. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 37 (art. 25): 653–756, Pls. 64–83. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=432465
      Shafiq, Z. M., Shah, A. S. R. M., Zarul, H. H., Syaiful, M. M., Khaironizam, M. Z., Khaled, P. & Hamzah, Y. (2014) An annotated checklist of fish fauna of Bukit Merah Reservoir and its catchment area, Perak, Malaysia. Check List 10 (4), 822 - 828. https: // doi. org / 10.15560 / 10.4.822
      Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. Tome Quinzième. Suite Du Livre Dix-Septième. Siluroïdes., v. 15: i–xxxi + 1–540, Pls. 421–455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i–xxiv + 1–397 in Strasbourg edition.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=345491
      Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, v. 5: i–xxii + 1–455. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=347289
      Boulenger, G. A. (1901). Diagnoses of four new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lakes Albert and Albert Edward. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 3): 12–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03745480109443318 10.1080/03745480109443318

      Citation

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