Fishes
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FaMiLy: CLaroteidae (CLaroteid CatFiSheS)
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Lacepède 1803
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Common name: Bagrid catfish, mudfish.
Distribution: Mauritania to Angola
(Azeroual et al., 2010)
Habitat: Shallow waters of lakes; rivers,
swamps.
Description: Head of this species is oval
and eyes are very large and easily visible from above. Dorsal fin is large and
its upper edge is round. Caudal fin is
deeply forked. Color of body is gray-blue
except for the ventral surface, which is
white. Fins are grayish pink; adipose
fins are black and lips and barbels are
pink. This species grows to a maximum
size of 65 cm (Reed et al., 1967).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Protein Fat CHO a Ash
79.53
21.37 2.13 2.21 3.30
a Carbohydrate.
Gross Calorific Values (kcal/100 g)
Protein
Fat
CHO a
Total
13.27
27.52
1.35
42.14
a Carbohydrate.
Source: Data from Keremah and Amakiri
(2013).
Auchenoglanis biscutatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
Order: Siluriformes
Order: Claroteidae
Common name: Black-spotted catfish.
Distribution: Western and northeast
Africa (Azeroual et al., 2010)
Habitat: Running water, lakes, and
submerged vegetation.
Description: Body and adipose fin in
adults of this species are either light
brown or gray with small, distinct
spots on the rayed fins that do not