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Clariidae


Clariidae This is the family commonly known as the "Walking Catfishes" owing to their ability to move overland after their previous home has 'dried up'. These catfish are unique as to have an elongated dorsal without a hard spine. Dorsal fin base very long, usually with more than 30 rays, not proceded by a spine, separate or continuous with caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins variously absent in some species; caudal fin rounded; gill opening wide; usually four pairs of barbels; air-breathing labyrinthic organ arising from gill arches.

Not really a family suitable for the home aquarium although very hardy. They can be kept in very large tanks or ponds. Looked on also as a food fish in its native habitat.

 

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Akhil nair.R
Clarias dussumieri
 
Hippocampus Bildarchiv
Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus
Clarias buettikoferi, Clarias buettikoferi
Clarias camerunensis, Clarias camerunensis
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
Gymnallabes typus
 
Christian Bode
Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus
Clariallabes platyprosopos, Clariallabes platyprosopos
Clarias buthupogon, Clarias buthupogon
 
H.T.Cheng
Clarias fuscus
 
Nathan Cook
Clarias theodorae
Heterobranchus longifilis
 
Joe Cutler
Clarias buthupogon
 
Joe Cutler @ Ogooue Megatransect
Clarias buthupogon, Clarias buthupogon
 
Karl-Heinz Dau (Stamps)
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
Heterobranchus bidorsalis
 
Dr. Rajesh Dayal
Clarias dussumieri
 
Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania
Bathyclarias foveolatus
Clarias theodorae
 
Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia
Clarias macrocephalus
Clarias nieuhofii, Clarias nieuhofii
 
FMNH 
Clarias leiacanthus
 
Zhou Hang
Clarias fuscus, Clarias fuscus
Clarias meladerma
Clarias teijsmanni
 
Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand
Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus, Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus, Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus, Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
Heterobranchus longifilis
 
Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library
Clarias camerunensis
Clarias jaensis, Clarias jaensis
Clarias nieuhofii
Clarias theodorae
Clarias werneri, Clarias werneri
Heterobranchus longifilis, Heterobranchus longifilis, Heterobranchus longifilis
 
Thomas Kobe
Channallabes apus
Clarias buettikoferi, Clarias buettikoferi
 
Rahul G. Kumar
Horaglanis alikunhii, Horaglanis alikunhii
Horaglanis krishnai, Horaglanis krishnai
 
Ben Lee @ amiidae.com
Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus, Channallabes apus
 
Frants Lehmann (Stamps)
Clarias batrachus
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
Gymnallabes typus
Heterobranchus longifilis
 
Michael Lo
Clarias leiacanthus
 
Philip Marazzi
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
 
Claudio Marullo
Gymnallabes typus, Gymnallabes typus
 
Karsten Mody
Clarias anguillaris, Clarias anguillaris
Clarias ebriensis, Clarias ebriensis
Heterobranchus isopterus
Heterobranchus longifilis
 
Michael K. Oliver
Bathyclarias foveolatus, Bathyclarias foveolatus, Bathyclarias foveolatus
 
Rob Palmer
Clarias camerunensis
Clarias gabonensis
 
Ilya and Dr Daniel Pauly (Stamps)
Clarias batrachus
 
Cheilinus Aquarium Photography
Channallabes apus
 
Molluscan Pictures
Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus
 
Radioaktive
Clarias anguillaris
 
Gareth Roocroft @ Fish the Sea
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
 
Wolfgang Ros
Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus
 
SAIB
Clariallabes platyprosopos
Dinotopterus cunningtoni, Dinotopterus cunningtoni
 
Brian Sidauskas @ Oregone State University
Clarias gabonensis
 
Sridhar Sivasubbu
Heteropneustes microps
 
The Fishes of Taiwan
Clarias fuscus
 
Russell Brian Tate
Clarias salae
Clarias theodorae
 
Reinhold Wawrzynski @ Catfish-and-more
Clarias alluaudi, Clarias alluaudi, Clarias alluaudi
Clarias angolensis, Clarias angolensis, Clarias angolensis, Clarias angolensis
Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus, Clarias batrachus
Clarias gariepinus, Clarias gariepinus
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