Widehead Catfish
Clarotes laticeps
The Widehead Catfish (Clarotes laticeps) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Claroteidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 80 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.
- Size
- 80 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- Tank footprint
- 150 × 60 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–26 °C
pH6.5–8.0
Hardness5–25 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyClaroteidae
- GenusClarotes
- SpeciesClarotes laticeps
Quick answers
- Widehead Catfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 80 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Widehead Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.
- Widehead Catfish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.5–8.0, hardness 5–25 °dGH.
- Widehead Catfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.