There is a gap between
the start of the dorsal fin and the reddish-brown, exposed bony
plates of the skull. The dorsal fin extends along most of the
vertebral line, but is not fused with the small, rounded tail
fin. The flanks are olive-brown and are adorned with vertical
lines of pale spots. The four pairs of barbels are long, straight
and stiff. The species pictured was photographed in a subterranean
stream in Jambusan, Borneo.
Common
Name:
Forest
Walking Catfish
Synonyms:
Clarias
pulcher, Clarias thienemanni
Family:
Clariidae blycipitidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Sumatra and Borneo. Reported from Thailand. Kapuas River in West
Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type locality: Sambas,
in fluviis.
