Clarias maclareni

Clarias maclareni
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Clarias
Species:	C. maclareni
Binomial name
Clarias maclareni Trewavas, 1962

Clarias maclareni is a critically endangered species of catfish in the Clariidae family. It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos). It is known to grow to 36 centimetres (14 in). Large individuals feed mainly on other fishes (especially cichlids), while smaller mainly feed on insects.

References

• Moelants, T. (2009). "Clarias maclareni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/4958. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Clarias maclareni" in FishBase. April 2011 version.