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Clarias
fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
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Occurs in streams, ponds, ditches
and reservoirs. Prefers deeper pools and tends to hide under
thick mats of vegetation; a nocturnal feeder on small fishes,
worms, crustaceans and insects. Benthic. Oviparous. Dorsal;
55-63 rays, Anal; 39-46 rays. Head length (from tip of snout
to extremity of occipital process) 3.7-4.9 times in SL. |
Common
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Whitespotted clarias
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Synonyms: |
Macropteronotus fuscus |
Family: |
Clariidae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Ishigakijama,
Japan; Taiwan, and south China, northeastern Laos, and northern
Vietnam. Type locality: China. No types known;
based on an unpublished painting. |
Size: |
25cm. (10ins) |
Temp: |
20-25°C (68-77°F) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Kottelat, M. 2001
Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka.
198 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase.World
Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2009).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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