xenodon, Clarias Günther [A.] 1864:16 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Senegal, western Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.7.30.2. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:143 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) -- (Teugels 1986:83 [ref. 6193], Teugels 1986:35 [ref. 12548], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:480 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1996:205 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:143 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822). Clariidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.