African Catfish
Clarias gariepinus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Clariidae
Le terme « silure » est un nom vernaculaire ambigu en français, pouvant désigner plusieurs espèces différentes de poissons actinoptérygiens de l'ordre des Siluriformes. Dans la famille des Siluridae : le Silure grec (Silurus aristotelis) ; le Silure glane, Grand silure ou Poisson-chat européen (Silurus glanis) ; le Silure de verre ou Poisson-chat de verre (Kryptopterus bicirrhis). Dans la famille des Clariidae : le Silure (en) (Clarias anguillaris) ; le Silure (es) (C.
Clarias gariepinus or African sharptooth catfish is a species of catfish of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes. Distribution They are found throughout Africa and the Middle East, and live in freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps, as well as human-made habitats, such as oxidation ponds or even urban sewage systems. The African sharptooth catfish was introduced all over the world in the early 1980s for aquaculture purposes, so is found in countries far outside its natural habitat, such as Cuba, Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Brazil, Vietnam,…
Los siluriformes, conocidos comúnmente como peces gato, bagres o siluros, son un orden de peces actinopterigios que comprende 33 familias, unos 400 géneros y más de 3093 especies, 1200 de las cuales viven en América. Dos familias, Ariidae y Plotosidae, son principalmente marinas, el resto viven en agua dulce. La mayor parte de los bagres son carroñeros nocturnos y viven cerca del fondo, en aguas poco profundas.
Distribution
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