Walking Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Clarias batrachus
Family : Clariidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Clarias Catfish, Freshwater Catfish
Habitat : Muddy pond,Canal,Ditch,Swamp,Floodplain,River
Description : Walking Catfish is a elongated bodied fish. Tail compressed. Head strongly depressed. Mouth terminal. Caudal fin rounded. Eyes small. Dorsal and anal fins long. Small white spots present laterally. Female is larger and darker than male.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Bagarius bagarius
(Gangetic Goonch) -
Batasio tengana
(Dwarf Catfish) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Hara jerdoni
(Sylhet Hara) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Ailia coila
(Gangatic Ailia) -
Glyptothorax cavia
(Cat fish) -
Clupisoma garua
(Garua Bacha) -
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Chaca chaca
(Squarehead Catfish)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Baird, Ian G.([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Baird, Ian G.([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.