Clarias alluaudi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name: Clarias alluaudi
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1906
Common Name/s:
English – Allauad's Catfish
Taxonomic Notes: Doubtfully distinguished from Clarias werneri.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Hanssens, M.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Large extent of occurrence in the region. No current major widespread threats identified. Future threats include the regression of swamps and illegal fishing practice.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward, George, and their affluent streams, rivers and associated satellite lakes (Kachira, Nakivali, Kijanebalora, Katwe, Kirumi). Also in the Victoria Nile, Malagarasi River and the Lake Tanzania and Rukwa systems (Seegers 1996).
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda

Population [top]

Population: Information on population structure and abundance is lacking, but it has a fragmented distribution and is rarely found in artisanal fish catches.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits areas with marginal macrophytes, water lilies and papyrus. Common in smaller streams or swamps in basins outside Lake Rukwa (Seegers 1996). No information was available on feeding and breeding biology. Max. size: 350 mm TL (Teugels in Daget et al. 1986).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Regression of swamps and other wetlands around lakes and rivers due to agriculture extension. Illegal fishing practice. Bait fishery where juveniles are used as bait.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Hanssens, M. 2006. Clarias alluaudi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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