Clarotes tarabinii

Clarotes tarabinii
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Claroteidae
Subfamily:	Claroteinae
Genus:	Clarotes
Species:	C. tarabinii
Binomial name
Clarotes tarabinii (Poll, Lanza & Sassi, 1972)

Clarotes tarabinii is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) from the family Claroteidae. It may also be known as the Somalian giant catfish.^[1]

This species has uncertain taxonomic status. This species has been placed by itself in the genus Pardiglanis.^[2][1] However, some sources have considered this genus to be a junior synonym of Clarotes.^[3]

It lives in mud at bottom of rivers. It is restricted to the Juba River in Somalia and Lower Tana River in Kenya.^[1] Its natural habitat is rivers.

This fish may grow up to 75.0 cm (29.5 in) SL.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Pardiglanis tarabinii" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
3. ^ Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. Clarotes tarabinii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.