Common names:
Albino walking fish, Pla duk, Pla duk dam
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
|
Ref:
Importance:
commercial
|
Ref:
Aquaculture:
experimental
|
Ref:
Regulations:
|
Ref:
Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Occurs in the Chao Phraya, Mekong, Maeklong, Salween, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Recorded from Chiengmai (Chiang Mai), Me Poon, Pitsanulok, Bangkok, and Tale Sap (Ref. 1632); also from Kanchanaburi and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Highly priced food fish. Consumed fresh (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 9648, 27732, 37773, 39637, 57235.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vidthayanon, C., J. Karnasuta and J. Nabhitabhata, 1997
National Database:
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
