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Clarias cavernicola Trewavas, 1936 |
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Recherche rapide |
- Clarias cavernicola :
Trewavas, 1936 : 70, fig.Dr. Karl Jordan's expedition to south-west Africa and Angola : the fresh-water fishes.
| Tortonese, 1952 b : 1Intorno al Siluroide cieco Uegitglanis zammaranoi (Gianf.) con particolare riguardo ai dispositivi respiratorii.
| Poll, 1957 b : 237Redescription du Gymnallabes tihoni Poll, 1944, Clariidae microphthalme du Stanley-Pool.
| Jubb, 1958 e : 56, figA cave-dwelling catfish Clarias cavernicola (Trewavas, 1936) in South-West Africa.
| Poll, 1961 a : 15Contribution à l'étude des poissons d'eau douce de la Somalie appartenant aux genres Gobius et Barbopsis.
| Jubb, 1963 c : 27A revised list of the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Ladiges, 1964 : 221Beiträge zur Zoogeographie und Oekologie der Süsswasserfische Angolas.
| Hennig, 1971 : 1Note on the blind catfish Clarias cavernicola.
| Bowmaker et al., 1978 : 1222Freshwater fishes : 1181-1230, 9 fig.
| Teugels, 1982 c : 14A systematic outline of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces, Clariidae), with an annotated bibliography.
| Teugels, 1982 d : 739Preliminary data of a systematic outline of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces, Clariidae).
| Teugels, 1986 a : 76-7734. Clariidae.
| Teugels, 1986 b : 134A systematic revision of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces; Clariidae).
| Burgess, 1989 : 146An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes.
| Skelton, 1990 : 91, 93The conservation and status of threatened fishes in southern Africa.
| Skelton & Teugels, 1991 : 243, 248, 251-252, fig. 12A review of the clariid catfishes (Siluroidei, Clariidae) occurring in southern Africa.
| Skelton, 1993 b : 235-236, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Skelton, 1994 : 129Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa
| Bruton, 1995 : 162Threatened fishes of the world: Clarias cavernicola Trewavas, 1936 (Clariidae).
| Proudlove, 1997 : 352, 355, 356, 357A synopsis of the hypogean fishes of the world.
| Romero & Paulson, 2001 : 25It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world.
| Skelton, 2001 : 235-236, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Okeyo, 2003 a : 172On the biodiversity and the distribution of freshwater fish of Namibia: an annotated update.
| Ferraris, 2007 : 141Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.
| Seegers, 2008 a : 246, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance.
| Noakes & Bouvier, 2013 : 1139Threatened fishes of the world: the end of a series..
Attributs
- DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
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Aquariology :
Seegers, 2008
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Colour pattern :
Seegers, 2008
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Skelton, 1993
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Skelton, 2001
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Skelton & Teugels, 1991
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Common names :
Spelonkbaber (Afrikaans), Hulemalle (Danish), Cave catfish (English), Luolakonnamonni (Finnish), Blinder Höhlenwels (German), Höhlenwels (German)
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Current distribution known :
known only from the type locality, Aigumas Cave, North Otavi, Namibia
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Food habits :
feeds on bat droppings, animal carcasses and terrestrial insects that fall into the lake
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Food habits_references :
Jubb, 1958 c
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Romero & Paulson, 2001
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Skelton, 1993
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Skelton, 2001
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Habitat :
lives in caves and is adapted to life underground; over shelves in open, clear water (water up to 15 m in depth)
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Habitat_references :
Romero & Paulson, 2001
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Seegers, 2008
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Skelton, 1993
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Skelton, 2001
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Habits_references :
Jubb, 1958 c
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Morphology / anatomy :
Seegers, 2008
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Skelton, 1993
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Skelton, 2001
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Skelton & Teugels, 1991
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Reproduction_references :
Jubb, 1958 c
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Size :
161 mm SL
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Types :
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Clarias cavernicola Trewavas, 1936: 70, fig. Type locality: "Aigamas Cave, N. Otavi, S. W. Africa". Syntypes BMNH n° 1935.3.20: 174-178 (5).
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