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Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine catfish
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China country information

Common names: Thailand catfish, 斑紋鬍鯰, 斑纹胡鲶
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also inhabits the silty bottom of the rivers or ponds in southern China (Ref. 26563). Known from the Mekong basin in Yunnan (Ref. 27732). Established in ponds in Yunnan Province (Ref. 1739). Also Ref. 36654.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Сом клариевый филипинский (=кларий пятнистый), 斑纹胡鲶, Walking catfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 2854).   Tropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 29°N - 7°S

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