| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | CLARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Clarias werneri | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1906 | |||
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| 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) |
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Justification: This species has a large geographic and ecological range with no widespread major threats identified. |
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| Range Description: | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward, George, and the Victoria Nile and their affluent streams and rivers such as Nabugabo, Kachera, Nakivali, Kijanebarola. Malagarasi river (De Vos et al. 2001). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | Population not known, but rather rare in fisheries catches. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Inhabits lakes and rivers (Teugels 1986), marginal swamps marginal grass areas and papyrus swamps (Eccles 1992). Mainly insectivorous (larval and adult aquatic Coleptera, terrestrial insects, Povilla, chironomid larvae). Other food items included ostracoda, gastropods, plants, copepoda and Hydracarina (Teugels 1986). Max. size: 230 mm TL (Teugels in Daget et al. 1986). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Loss of swamps and other wetlands around lakes and rivers due to farming extension. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. 2006. Clarias werneri. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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