Clarias camerunensis

angļuDiagnosis: body less elongate, its maximum depth 11.9-16.4% SL (m=14.1); head length 21.0-26.0% SL (m=24.1)(Ref. 57129). Head rectangular dorsally; snout extremely broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed (Ref. 248). Interorbital distance 45.4-54.3% HL (m=48.8)(Ref. 57129). Tooth plates extremely broad (Ref. 248), width of premaxillary tooth plate 30.4-38.9% HL (m=34.9), and of vomerine tooth plate 26.1-33.9% HL (m=29.7)(Ref. 57129). Frontal fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped; supraorbital and "dermosphenotic" bones separated in specimens over 200 mm SL (Ref. 248). 7-13 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 57129). Suprabranchial organ well developed; pectoral spine slender, its outer side showing strong downward serrations (Ref. 248). Dorsal fin length 59.5-67.9% SL; distance from dorsal to caudal fin 1.2-4.3% SL (Ref. 57129). Coloration: no information on colour in life (Ref. 57129). Preserved specimens: dark brown on back and sides and pale brown to whitish on belly; pectoral and pelvic fins sometimes with a pale distal band; caudal fin sometimes with alternating light and dark vertical bars (Ref. 57129).

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• Clarias breviceps Boulenger, 1900
• Clarias monkei Keilhack, 1910
• Clarias submarginatus thysvillensis David & Poll, 1937
• Clarias duchaillui Fowler, 1915
• Clarias curtus Matthes, 1964