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Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae Airbreathing catfishes



(See list of species below)


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Photo by MNHN

Asia

Clarias abbreviatus Valenciennes, 1840

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Clarias abbreviatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Clarias anfractus
[]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Clarias batrachus
[Philippine catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Clarias batu Lim & Ng, 1999

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Clarias batu
[]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Clarias brachysoma Günther, 1864

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Clarias brachysoma
[Walking catfish]
No picture found
 
Clarias cataractus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Clarias dayi
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Clarias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840

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Clarias dussumieri
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Clarias fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)

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Clarias fuscus
[Hong Kong catfish]

Photo by Larsen, J.H.

Africa
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Larsen, J.H.
 
Clarias gariepinus
[North African catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia

Clarias gracilentus Ng, Hong & Tu, 2011

Photo by Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Clarias gracilentus
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 14.0 cm SL
Clarias insolitus Ng, 2003

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Clarias insolitus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Asia
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Clarias intermedius Teugels, Sudarto & Pouyaud, 2001

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Clarias intermedius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Clarias kapuasensis
[]

Photo by Ahmad, A.

Asia
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Clarias leiacanthus Bleeker, 1851

Photo by Photo by Ahmad, A.
 
Clarias leiacanthus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Clarias macrocephalus
[Bighead catfish]

Photo by Biswas, B.K.

Asia
Max. Length 21.3 cm SL
Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Biswas, B.K.
 
Clarias magur
[]

Photo by WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Clarias meladerma Bleeker, 1846

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Clarias meladerma
[Blackskin catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
 
Clarias microspilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Clarias microstomus
[]
No picture found
 
Clarias nebulosus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Clarias nieuhofii Valenciennes, 1840

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Clarias nieuhofii
[Slender walking catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.8 cm SL
 
Clarias nigricans
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Clarias olivaceus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.7 cm SL
 
Clarias planiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Clarias pseudoleiacanthus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31.6 cm SL
 
Clarias pseudonieuhofii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Clarias serniosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Clarias sulcatus
[]

Photo by Martin-Smith, K.

Asia
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Clarias teijsmanni Bleeker, 1857

Photo by Photo by Martin-Smith, K.
 
Clarias teijsmanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Encheloclarias baculum
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Encheloclarias curtisoma Ng & Lim, 1993

Photo by Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Encheloclarias curtisoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Encheloclarias kelioides
[]
No picture found
 
Encheloclarias medialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Encheloclarias prolatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
 
Encheloclarias tapeinopterus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Encheloclarias velatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Horaglanis abdulkalami
[]

Photo by Babu, K.K.S.

Asia

Horaglanis alikunhii Subhash Babu & Nayar, 2004

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Horaglanis alikunhii
[]

Photo by Babu, K.K.S.

Asia
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
Horaglanis krishnai Menon, 1950

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Horaglanis krishnai
[Indian blind catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Clarias abbreviatus Asia 1840
Clarias anfractus Asia 17.6 SL 1999
Clarias batrachus Philippine catfish Asia 47 TL 1758
Clarias batu Asia 30.5 SL 1999
Clarias brachysoma Walking catfish Asia 50 TL 1864
Clarias cataractus Asia 1939
Clarias dayi Asia 17.5 TL 1936
Clarias dussumieri Asia 25 TL 1840
Clarias fuscus Hong Kong catfish Asia 24.5 SL 1803
Clarias gariepinus North African catfish Africa 170 TL 1822
Clarias gracilentus Asia 2011
Clarias insolitus Asia 14.0 SL 2003
Clarias intermedius Asia 19.3 SL 2001
Clarias kapuasensis Asia 26 SL 2003
Clarias leiacanthus Asia 33 TL 1851
Clarias macrocephalus Bighead catfish Asia 120 TL 1864
Clarias magur Asia 21.3 SL 1822
Clarias meladerma Blackskin catfish Asia 35 SL 1846
Clarias microspilus Asia 23.3 SL 2011
Clarias microstomus Asia 14.1 SL 2001
Clarias nebulosus Asia 1958
Clarias nieuhofii Slender walking catfish Asia 50 TL 1840
Clarias nigricans Asia 30.8 SL 2003
Clarias olivaceus Asia 24.2 SL 1904
Clarias planiceps Asia 29.7 SL 1999
Clarias pseudoleiacanthus Asia 24.5 SL 2003
Clarias pseudonieuhofii Asia 31.6 SL 2004
Clarias serniosus Asia 16.1 SL 2014
Clarias sulcatus Asia 20.7 SL 2004
Clarias teijsmanni Asia 22 TL 1857
Encheloclarias baculum Asia. 5.7 SL 1993
Encheloclarias curtisoma Asia 8.2 SL 1993
Encheloclarias kelioides Asia 6.5 SL 1993
Encheloclarias medialis Asia 2012
Encheloclarias prolatus Asia 8.6 SL 1993
Encheloclarias tapeinopterus Asia 12.4 TL 1853
Encheloclarias velatus Eastern Indian Ocean 16.9 SL 2000
Horaglanis abdulkalami Asia 3.8 TL 2012
Horaglanis alikunhii Asia 2004
Horaglanis krishnai Indian blind catfish Asia 4.2 TL 1950



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