Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Clarias maclareni (Clarias maclareni), recorded as Critically Endangered
Clarias maclareni (Clarias maclareni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Clarias maclareni

Clarias maclareni

Clarias maclareni is a ray-finned fish in the family Clariidae (order Siluriformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Clarias maclareni
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Clariidae · Clarias

The ray-finned fish

Clarias maclareni is a ray-finned fish in the family Clariidae (order Siluriformes).

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It is currently threatened because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Large individuals feed mainly on other fishes (especially cichlids), while smaller individuals mainly feed on insects.

In crisis

It is known to grow to 36 centimetres (14 in) TL.

Clarias maclareni is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Clarias maclareni, Wikidata item Q305845. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Clarias maclareni?
Clarias maclareni is a ray-finned fish in the family Clariidae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Clarias maclareni?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Clarias maclareni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Clarias maclareni live?
It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon.
Why is Clarias maclareni in crisis?
It is known to grow to 36 centimetres (14 in) TL.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Clarias maclareni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Clarias maclareni a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.