Is this a Clarias ngamensis?

Marco1980 · Post by **Marco1980** » 05 Apr 2018, 20:47

Another catfish from Kwanza river. Is this a Clarias ngamensis?

Please help me with the identification: https://marcoarruda.blogspot.com/

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x9jLH4mU4I0/ ... mensis.JPG

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RF6wkCIspxg/ ... mensis.JPG

Best regards

Marco Arruda

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 06 Apr 2018, 00:40

Hi Marco1980,

I don't know how to key out the Clarias catfish, but according to GBIF, the only specimens stored from the Luanda region are . You have to get pretty far East to encounter .

Did you collect your fish in the Luanda area?

Cheers, Eric

Marco1980 · Post by **Marco1980** » 06 Apr 2018, 09:36

Yes I did Eric. But on fishbase that species is also present on Kwanza River, so, loking for the longer snout I think it's not a C. gariepinus.

Best regards

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 06 Apr 2018, 19:57

This specimen looks really malnourished, so ID on body proportions is skewed. I’d not be confident of an ID unless from a Clarias expert.

Jools

Chilo_glanis · Post by **Chilo_glanis** » 07 Apr 2018, 22:44

Hi. I would say that it's not ngamensis based on the lack of an adipose fine (from what I can see in the photograph). Ideally one would also need to examine the vomerine toothpad. In ngamensis it is relatively deep, generally ovoid in shape and possesses blunt teeth.

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