Clarias meladerma Bleeker, 1846
Blackskin catfish
Clarias meladerma
photo by WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Family:  Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Max. size:  35 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Mekong to Indonesia and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0. Anterior edge of pectoral spine strongly serrated; head length (from tip of snout to extremity of occipital process) 4.0-4.3 times in SL; blackish body (Ref. 43281).
Biology:  Lives in lowland wetlands, bogs and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in swamps with slightly acidic water (Ref. 43281). Occur in standing water habitats . Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Also Ref. 7050.


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