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Species in the genus Xenoclarias: [ 2 ] records


eupogon, Clarias Norman [J. R.] 1928:105 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 7) (art. 16); ref. 15865] Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], 0°22'S, 34°14'30"E. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1928.5.24.57. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:153 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman 1928) -- (Teugels 1986:101 [ref. 6193], Burgess 1989:147 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:197 [ref. 24781], Seegers et al. 2003:38 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:153 [ref. 29155], Akoth et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman 1928). Clariidae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Victoria. Habitat: freshwater.

holobranchus, Xenoclarias Greenwood [P. H.] 1958:322 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 1895] Off the southwestern tip of Ukerewe Island, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Africa, depth 120 feet. Holotype: BMNH 1958.7.8.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1958.7.8.2-3 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:153 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman 1928) -- (Teugels 1986:101 [ref. 6193]). •Valid as Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood 1958 -- (Ferraris 2007:153 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood 1958. Clariidae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria. Habitat: freshwater.


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