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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Off the southwestern tip of Ukerewe Island, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Africa, depth 120 feet. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias eupogon, Xenoclarias eupogon |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. |
| General Remarks | Xenoclarias holobranchus is an endemic species of Lake Victoria that is threatened with extinction or has already disappeared due to predation by Nile perch and other recent ecological impacts. (Source: FishBase) |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Victoria (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 5), pp 322. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:40 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 01:30) |