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Werner's catfish

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Werner's catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:
C. werneri
Binomial name
Clarias werneri
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Clarioides werneri (Boulenger, 1906)

Werner's catfish (Clarias werneri) is a species of airbreathing catfish. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species reaches a length of 23.0 cm (9.1 inches) SL.

Named in honor of Dr. F. Werner, probably Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner (1867-1939), who collected type specimen. [2]

References

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  1. ^ FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Clarias werneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60778A47214790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60778A47214790.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CLARIIDAE, HETEROPNEUSTIDAE, ANCHARIIDAE and ARIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2021.