Werner's catfish

Werner's catfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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);

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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

^ 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.
^ 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.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Clarias werneri" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 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.

[ETYFish-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.

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