| Accepted scientific name: |
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Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Auchenaspis biscutata (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (misapplied name) |
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| Auchenaspis biscutatus (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (misapplied name) |
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| Auchenaspis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis acuticeps Pappenheim, 1914 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis biscutatus (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (misapplied name) |
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| Auchenoglanis biscutatus occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis tanganicanus Boulenger, 1906 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis tanganyikanus Jayaram, 1966 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis tchadensis Pellegrin, 1909 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis tchadiensis Pellegrin, 1909 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis scutatus Schmitz, 1912 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis tchadensis Pellegrin, 1909 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis vittatus Mokelo, 1978 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglanis wittei Giltay, 1930 (synonym) |
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| Auchenoglannis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym) |
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| Oxyglanis sacchii Vinciguerra, 1898 (synonym) |
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| Pimelodus occidentalis Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Bulubulich |
- |
- |
Kenya |
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| Kpo |
- |
Adangme |
Ghana(Kpong (Ref. 52866).) |
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| Kpolo |
- |
Adangme |
Ghana(Ada (Ref. 52866).) |
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| Homar el hut |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Humar el hut |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Zammar |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Mbowa |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps (Ref. 26136); Mweru-Luapula or Mw) |
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| Girafmalle |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Tikir |
- |
El Molo |
Kenya(Lake Turkana) |
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| Armoured catfish |
- |
English |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Bubu |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Catfish |
- |
English |
Ghana |
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| Giraffe catfish |
- |
English |
Kenya |
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| Giraffe catfish |
- |
English |
Tanzania |
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| Giraffe catfish |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Kpolo |
- |
Ewe |
Ghana(Battor, Ada and Avuto (Ref. 52866).) |
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| Täpläkissamonni |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Kpor |
- |
Ga |
Ghana |
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| Augenfleckwels |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Giraffenwels |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Langstirnwels |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Buro |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria(Kainji Lake.) |
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| Dunkuruub |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria(Kainji Lake.) |
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| Kunkuma |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria(Kainji Lake.) |
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| Opai |
- |
Ijo |
Nigeria |
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| Puasiya |
- |
Ijo |
Nigeria |
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| Korokoto |
Korokoto |
Jula |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Koi |
- |
Kanuri |
Nigeria |
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| Gbada |
- |
Krio |
Sierra Leone |
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| Konkoie |
- |
Krio |
Sierra Leone |
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| Kuthunthun |
- |
Krio |
Sierra Leone |
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| 西方項鱨 |
Si fang siang chang |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 西方项鲿 |
Xi fang xiang chang |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Kuildeogo |
Kuildéogo |
Mòoré |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Egu buru |
- |
Nupe |
Nigeria |
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| Kafieke |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Karungwe |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Kavungwa |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Kavungwe |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Ngogo |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Poloko |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Lokorikibon |
- |
Turkana |
Kenya(Lake Turkana) |
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| Ngourlo |
- |
Wolof |
Senegal |
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| Kankan |
- |
Yoruba |
Nigeria |
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| Ongo |
- |
Zande |
Sudan |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Siluriformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2abab9d-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Claroteidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2abed54-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Auchenoglanis
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f74a71-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Africa: present in most rivers of West Africa, Lake Chad, the entire Congo River system, the Nile, East African lakes, and the rivers Omo and Giuba. |
| Lifezones: |
Freshwater |
| Additional data: |
In Cuvier & Valenciennes.
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2438
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd98d0b5-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
