Common names:
Alimudan, Hito, Hito
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
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Importance:
commercial
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known Ambacan River at Makinhas and Butigan, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223), Kalinawan River (Ref. 81829), Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824), Lake Buluan (Ref. 13492), Lake Taal (Ref. 13446), Lake Naujan (Ref. 13446, 81829), Paoay Lake (Ref. 80830), Lake Lanao (Ref. 81887, 95183), and Lake Mainit, Mindanao (Ref. 4867). Also recorded from Paitan Lake, Pantabangan Dam, and Tabuating River (Nueva Ecija) (Ref. 109918). Completely dominated natural populations in lakes and rivers and the indigenous Clarias macrocephalus which can hardly be found in the markets today. Occurs in swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddies, and pools left in low spots after rivers have flooded (Ref. 2854). Also Ref. 1739, 6096, 7050, 12550, 36654, 43638.
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:
ASAP, Aquarium Science Association of the Philippines, 1996
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
