Clariallabes mutsindoziensis Taverne & De Vos, 1998
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Clariallabes mutsindoziensis is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to Burundi where it is found in the Malagarasi River. Its natural habitats are rivers and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species grows to a length of 11.8 cm (4.6 inches) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Clariallabes mutsindoziensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:32.387820+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Clariallabes mutsindoziensis Taverne & De Vos, 1998
- Name authority
- Taverne & De Vos, 1998
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Clariallabes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyClariidae Bonaparte, 1845
- genusClariallabes Boulenger, 1900
- speciesClariallabes mutsindoziensis Taverne & De Vos, 1998
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Clariallabes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Clariallabes attemsi (Holly, 1927) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes brevibarbis Pellegrin, 1913 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes centralis (Poll & Lambert, 1958) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes heterocephalus Poll, 1967 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes manyangae (Boulenger, 1919) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes melas (Boulenger, 1887) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes petricola Greenwood, 1956 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes platyprosopos Jubb, 1965 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes simeonsi Poll, 1941 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes uelensis (Poll, 1941) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clariallabes longicauda (Boulenger, 1902) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Taverne, L., & De Vos, L. D. G. (1998). Clariallabes mutsindoziensis (Teleostei: Clariidae), nouveau silure du bassin de la Malagarasi (bassin du lac Tanganyika), Burundi. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (3): 211–220. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z87M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.