African sharptooth catfish

Clarias gariepinus
Clarias gariepinus (African sharptooth catfish)
Distribution
Distribution map: Clarias gariepinus (African sharptooth catfish)

IUCN Red List status  
least concern



Habitat
Temperature:
F10.0-41.0 °C
Salinity:
Ffresh water
Photoperiod:
no data found yet
Substrate:
Fyes
Trophic level:
F3.8
Growth
Length:
F35.0-124.0 cm
Weight:
F300.0-8,800.0 g
Maturity:
F0.x-6.0 years
Malformations:
Fyes
Morphology:
not investigated by us yet
Swimming
Home range:
F2.0-70.0 ha
Depth:
F0.1-40.0 m
Speed:
F2.9-13.3 cm/s
Migration:
Fpotamodromous
Type:
Fanguilliform
Reproduction
Nest building:
Fno
Courtship:
Fyes
Mating type:
no data found yet
Fecundity:
F339,000-1,1760,000 eggs/kg
Brood care:
Fno
Social behaviour
Aggregation:
Faggregation
Organisation:
Flinear hierarchy
Aggression:
Fyes
Handling
Farming frequency:
240,860 t/year 2018
Farming stress:
Fyes
Slaughter protocol:
Syes

Farming remarks

Clarias gariepinus
Li0  ❘  Po6  ❘  Ce5

Clarias gariepinus is a very resilient and fast growing air-breathing fish. It is farmed mostly in Africa, South America, Asia and China, using extensive and traditional methods as well as intensive and industrial techniques. Probably due to its resilience, and despite promising biological traits, some aspects of welfare are either disregarded or overlooked. It is an aggressive fish and easily stressed by usual rearing conditions and practices. It is sensitive to environmental cues when spawning, and usual farming procedures for reproduction are highly invasive. If proper attention is given to these aspects and if reared in conditions that respect spatial needs, it has potential to be reared in good welfare conditions.
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