African sharptooth catfish
clarias gariepinus latin

The African sharptooth catfish is a large, eel-like fish, usually of dark gray or black coloration on the back, fading to a white belly.

Clarias gariepinus or African sharptooth catfish is a species of catfish of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes.

The African sharptooth catfish was introduced all over the world in the early 1980s for aquaculture purposes and is therefore found in countries far outside its natural habitat like Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India.

Predation by introduced Small Asian Mongooses and rats is a problem, and more recently, introduced African Sharptooth Catfish, Clarias gariepinus, have been identified as a major predator of rail chicks.

The rearing of the African sharptooth catfish in Africa started in the early 1970s in Central and Western Africa as it was realized that it was a very suitable species for aquaculture as:

Soap-baited techniques are used in other parts of Africa to catch other species of catfish such as the African sharptooth catfish in which its barbels also allow it to pick up chemical traces of its prey and the soap lures them in rather fish-bait.

Clarias gariepinus and related species of African catfish.

"Mlamba" (Clarias gariepinus) is a common catfish in Malawi.

Goussia molnarica - catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

A typical example is the introduction of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in the lakes and rivers of Karnataka.

The impact of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus), another non-native species, has not yet been assessed, as it has not been present for long.

Clarias gariepinus or African sharptooth catfish is a species of catfish of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes.

In a 2004 study of the river's health, specimens of the North African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, were captured within reaches of the Lapalala Wilderness.

CLARIIDAE Clarias gariepinus (Sharp-tooth Catfish)

In Brandvlei Dam, where the barb's population is most healthy, the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) is spreading; its impact on B. andrewi will need to be assessed.

Dead and dying bottom-feeding catfish Clarias gariepinus that had ingested toxic pollutants such as heavy metals, had become an easy source of food for the crocodiles, with a resulting transfer of the toxins.

Predation by introduced Small Asian Mongooses and rats is a problem, and more recently, introduced African Sharptooth Catfish, Clarias gariepinus, have been identified as a major predator of rail chicks.