Walking catfish
Clarias brachysoma
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A walking catfish endemic to Sri Lanka, from rainforest streams and lowland rivers. Threatened by habitat loss. It reaches about 40 to 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Clarias brachysoma
- Family
- Clariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Clariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Clarias teysmanni
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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