Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Introduced from Taiwan in 1985 (Ref. 6096) and Thailand in 1985 (Ref. 13686). Introduced in Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824). Recorded from Candaba Swamp and Pampanga River (Ref. 109918). Also Ref. 13446.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Juliano, R.O., R.D. Guerrero III and I. Ronquillo, 1989
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; gariepinus:Named after its type locality, the Gariep river, the Hottentot name for the Orange river, South Africa..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
