Clarias
fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
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Fishes of Taiwan (1)
Zhou
Hang (2)
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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
Name: |
Whitespotted
clarias |
| Synonyms: |
Macropteronotus
fuscus |
| Family: |
Clariidae
blycipitidae |
| 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types known; based on an unpublished painting.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:
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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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Family:
Clariidae
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