Clarias gariepinus or African sharptooth catfish is a species of catfish of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sharptooth Catfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Silurus asotus
- Clarias fuscus
- Clarias batrachus
- Silurus glanis
- Tandanus tandanus
- Plotosus canius — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Clarias
- Species
- Clarias gariepinus
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