Clarias intermedius

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Clarias intermedius
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Illustration with possible coloration based on Clarias intermedius sp. nov., holotype and description
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:
C. intermedius
Binomial name
Clarias intermedius
Sudarto, Teugels & Pouyaud, 2001
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Holotype (1995)
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Paratypes (Aug. 1999)
Clarias intermedius (Borneo)

Clarias intermedius is a species of clariid catfish from Indonesian Borneo. It has been described from Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, between the Sampit and Barito rivers.

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Habitat and distribution

It is found in blackwater swampy areas just between the Barito and Sampit rivers; the holotype was collected in a market in Palangkaraya, with paratypes collected from areas such as Bukit Pinang, Kereng Bengkirai, Bereng Bengkel, and Bangkal, all located surrounding Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan Province. [2]

Characteristics

Described as of 2001, the holotype for this specimen was noted to be 214 mm (8.4 in) long from skull to caudal fin, with the 18 paratypes recorded to range from 135 to 310 mm (5.3 to 12.2 in), therefore possibly including juveniles. The diagnosis of this species include: [2]

Other characters have been noted to include:

Live coloration has been observed to vary, notably from dark brown to black on the upper and lateral sides of head and body, with dark fins. The lower part of the head and body has been noted to be of dark gray to dark brown in color.

In contrast towards C. meladerma , no black blotches were observed in the collected specimens, not even in the smallest specimens. All specimens also possess an array of irregular and discrete white spots being visible on lower side of flanks just between the upper and lower body coloration, with a diameter about 0.5 mm.

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References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2020). "Clarias intermedius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T91226472A164445017. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T91226472A164445017.en . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Teugels, Guy G.; Sudarto & Pouyaud, Laurent (2001). "Description of a New Clarias Species from Southeast Asia Based on Morphological and Genetical Evidence (Siluriformes, Clariidae)" (PDF). Cybium. 25 (1): 81–92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2009-06-24.