| Family: |
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Southeast Asia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in peats, lakes and lowland forest streams (Ref. 57235). Found in well shaded forest streams and swamps with acidic waters. A carnivorous species which feeds at night (Ref. 85309). Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 September 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Reported from Lake Bato, Camarines Sur as C. gilli (Ref. 280). According to Herre 1924, examination of the type of C. nieuhofii will decide the validity of C. gilli Smith & Seale 1906 as a distinct species. The latter species was found common over Mindanao and in southeastern Luzon, specimens were collected from a market at Tituan, on the Rio Grande de Mindanao, from Malupali River, Mailag, Bukidnon, and in a brook near Santa Fe, Bukidnon (Ref. 2854). Also Ref. 7050. |
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