Clarias gariepinus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the clarias gariepinus lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Clarias gariepinus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Clariidae

Where does the clarias gariepinus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the clarias gariepinus in 21 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Brazil. In Brazil, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Indonesia, Israel, India, Kenya, Philippines, Rwanda, Thailand it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

South Africa
Mozambique
Uganda
Botswana
Brazil (introduced)
Nigeria
Kenya (introduced)
India (introduced)
Benin
Israel (introduced)
Turkey
Thailand (introduced)
Central African Republic
Namibia
Rwanda (introduced)
Eswatini
Indonesia (introduced)
Philippines (introduced)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (introduced)
Zimbabwe
Tanzania

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the clarias gariepinus endangered?

The clarias gariepinus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the clarias gariepinus?

The clarias gariepinus (Clarias gariepinus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Siluriformes and the family Clariidae, genus Clarias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the clarias gariepinus

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Clarias gariepinus (revision 1366801703), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q387344 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).