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| ordo = [[Siluriformes]] |
| ordo = [[Siluriformes]] |
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| familia = [[Clariidae]] |
| familia = [[Clariidae]] |
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| genus = '''Channallabes''' |
| genus = '''Channallabes''' |
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| species = '''''C. apus''''' |
| species = '''''C. apus''''' |
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| binomial = ''Channallabes apus'' |
| binomial = ''Channallabes apus'' |
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| binomial_authority = [[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1873 |
| binomial_authority = [[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1873 |
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The '''eel catfish''', ''Channallabes apus'', the only member of its genus '''Channallabes''', is found in the muddy swamps of the tropics of western Africa. The fish is 30 - 40 cm long and is notable for the ability to propel itself out of the water to catch prey. |
The '''eel catfish''', ''Channallabes apus'', the only member of its genus '''Channallabes''', is found in the muddy swamps of the tropics of western Africa. The fish is 30 - 40 cm long and is notable for the ability to propel itself out of the water to catch prey. |
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The eel catfish hunts both in and out of the water, having a different method for each. To feed while in the water, the eel catfish sucks water into its mouth, pulling prey into its mouth. However, to catch food on land, the eel catfish lifts the front of its body up, and lowers its head onto its prey. |
The eel catfish hunts both in and out of the water, having a different method for each. To feed while in the water, the eel catfish sucks water into its mouth, pulling prey into its mouth. However, to catch food on land, the eel catfish lifts the front of its body up, and lowers its head onto its prey. |
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| Genus: | Channallabes
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| Species: | C. apus
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| Channallabes apus Günther, 1873
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The eel catfish, Channallabes apus, the only member of its genus Channallabes, is found in the muddy swamps of the tropics of western Africa. The fish is 30 - 40 cm long and is notable for the ability to propel itself out of the water to catch prey.
The eel catfish hunts both in and out of the water, having a different method for each. To feed while in the water, the eel catfish sucks water into its mouth, pulling prey into its mouth. However, to catch food on land, the eel catfish lifts the front of its body up, and lowers its head onto its prey.
References
- "Channallabes apus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 18 April.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channallabes apus". FishBase. November 2005 version.
- BBC NewsAfrican fish leaps for land bugs
- National Geographic Catfish Hunts on Land, Scientists Report
External links
- Video from Nature
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