Clarias brachysoma

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Sri Lankan walking catfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:
C. brachysoma
Binomial name
Clarias brachysoma
Günther, 1864

The Sri Lankan walking catfish (Clarias brachysoma) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rain forest streams and lowland rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

It grows to a length of 40 cm. During mating season, spawning occurs in nests among weeds in very shallow water. Then the male guards the nest and young until reaching about 1 cm in length. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus cavasius". FishBase . December 2011 version.