Description of a new species from Clarias maclareni and phylogenetical analysis of Quadriacanthus (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) species transfers between clariid and non-clariid fish hosts in Cameroon [PDF]
Parasite, 2022 Recently in Cameroon, two species belonging to Quadriacanthus: Q. anaspidoglanii Akoumba, Tombi & Bilong Bilong, 2017 and Q. euzeti Nack, Pariselle & Bilong Bilong, 2016 have been recorded on gill filaments of Notoglanidium macrostoma (Siluriformes ...
Bahanak Dieu-Ne-Dort +6 more
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Monogeneans from Catfishes in Lake Tanganyika. II: New Infection Site, New Record, and Additional Details on the Morphology of the Male Copulatory Organ of Gyrodactylus transvaalensis Prudhoe and Hussey, 1977 [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The ichthyofauna of Lake Tanganyika consists of 12 families of fish of which five belong to Siluriformes (catfishes). Studies on Siluriformes and their parasites in this lake are very fragmentary.
Archimède Mushagalusa Mulega +8 more
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Mitochondrial DNA Corroborates the Genetic Variability of Clarias Catfishes (Siluriformes, Clariidae) from Cameroon [PDF]
Life, 2023 The airbreathing walking catfish (Clariidae: Clarias) comprises 32 species that are endemic to African freshwater systems. The species-level identification of this group is challenging due to their complex taxonomy and polymorphism.
Shantanu Kundu +7 more
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First DNA barcode library for the ichthyofauna of the Jos Plateau (Nigeria) with comments on potential undescribed fish species [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Located in the central region of northern Nigeria, the Jos Plateau covers approximately 9,400 km² with an average altitude of 1,280 m and constitutes a unique terrestrial ecoregion known as the Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic.
Michael Olaoluwa Popoola +3 more
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Histological Study of Suprabranchial Chamber Membranes in Anabantoidei and Clariidae Fishes [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Accessory respiratory organs (AROs) are a group of anatomical structures found in fish, which support the gills and skin in the process of oxygen uptake.
Dobrochna Adamek-Urbańska +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the blackskin catfish (Clarias meladerma: Clariidae) from Rokan River, Riau, Indonesia [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesClarias meladerma Bleeker, 1846, a native catfish species in Indonesia belonging to the family Clariidae. The present study the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of C. meladerma from the Rokan River was sequenced by using next-generation sequencing,
Huria Marnis +9 more
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Morphological Re-description of Camallanus polypteri (Nematoda: Camallanidae) Infecting the African Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Fish represents one of the major sources of animal proteins, and different species of fish are susceptible to infections with parasites which cause severe tissue damage and cell destruction of the infected organ.
R Abdel-Gaber, S Maher, R Abdel-Gaber
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Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology, 2022 Although the vast majority of fossil catfish material is isolated elements such as fin spines, a number of fossil catfishes (Siluriformes) have been named based on articulated crania from Palaeogene formations of Africa.
Alison M Murray, Robert Holmes
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Animals, 2021 The present study was carried out to analyse the effect of water temperature on two components: (1) growth performance, and (2) gastric emptying time (GET) of African catfish Clarias gariepinus fingerlings.
Sonia Mohd Kasihmuddin +2 more
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Animals, 2021 In the present study, a possible nature immunostimulant and growth promoter—humic substances (HS) originating from Siberian leonardite mineraloid—were tested on juvenile Clarias gariepinus performance.
Markéta Prokešová +7 more
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