Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   1206
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1331BA
Observer:   Brown Gary; Fiona Brown, Heather Allen
Date of record:   2018-11-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   skull dropped at the base of a tree, presumably by a fish eagle
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   730477
Species name:   FAMILY Clariidae
Common name:   Unidentified Clariidae
Family:   Clariidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   catfish
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-1206
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1206 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Probably a Clarias gariepinus but until I'm more familiar with the skull of a vundu I cannot rule that one out.
Date:   2018-12-08 15:40:03
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-10 14:44:15
Species name:   FAMILY Clariidae -- Unidentified Clariidae
Species code:   730477

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