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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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B
Bathyclarias foveolatus
 
C
Channallabes apus
Clariallabes petricola
Clariallabes platyprosopos
Clarias alluaudi
Clarias angolensis
Clarias anguillaris
Clarias batrachus
Clarias buettikoferi
Clarias buthupogon
Clarias camerunensis
Clarias dussumieri
Clarias ebriensis
Clarias fuscus
Clarias gabonensis
Clarias gariepinus
Clarias jaensis
Clarias leiacanthus
Clarias liocephalus
Clarias maclareni
Clarias macrocephalus
Clarias macrocephalus x Clarias gariepinus
Clarias magur
Clarias meladerma
Clarias monsembulai
Clarias ngamensis
Clarias nieuhofii
Clarias pachynema
Clarias salae
Clarias stappersii
Clarias teijsmanni (synonym of Clarias leiacanthus)
Clarias theodorae
Clarias werneri
 
D
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
 
E
Encheloclarias baculum
Encheloclarias curtisoma
Encheloclarias kelioides
Encheloclarias velatus
 
G
Gymnallabes typus
 
H
Heterobranchus bidorsalis  
Heterobranchus isopterus
Heterobranchus longifilis
Horaglanis abdulkalami
Horaglanis alikunhii
Horaglanis krishnai
Horaglanis populi
 
U
Uegitglanis zammaranoi
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