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Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine catfish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Ikan keling, Ikan lele, Kali
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Ref. 27732). First translocated to the Lake Sentani region, but occurs now in the Vogelkop Peninsula on the Prafi Plain near Manokwari and in the Sorong district, Irian Jaya (Ref. 2847). Also introduced to Sulawesi (Ref. 7050). Found in Great Sunda Islands (Ref. 36654). Also Ref. 39637, 41236, 43638.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Сом клариевый филипинский (=кларий пятнистый), 斑纹胡鲶, Walking catfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 2854).   Tropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 29°N - 7°S

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