Clarias brachysoma
Appearance
Walking catfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Clarias |
Species: | C. brachysoma
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Binomial name | |
Clarias brachysoma Günther, 1864
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Clarias brachysoma (walking catfish) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rain forest streams and lowland rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It grows to a length of 40 cm. During mating season, spawning occurs in nests among weeds in very shallow water. Then the male guards the nest and young until reaching about 1 cm in length.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus cavasius". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Hanssens, M. 2005. Clarias alluaudi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Clarias alluaudi". FishBase. February 2008 version.