Alluaud's catfish

Allauad's catfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Clarias
Species:	C. alluaudi
Binomial name
	Clarias alluaudi; Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
	Clarias hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1911;

Allauad's catfish (Clarias alluaudi) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes. It is native to the lakes and rivers of East Africa.^[1]

This fish reaches 35 centimeters in length.^[2] It is often found in swampy waters amongst water lilies and papyrus, where it feeds on insects and crustaceans.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60771A47214531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60771A47214531.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Clarias alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60771A47214531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60771A47214531.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[fb-2] Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Clarias alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.

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