| Clarias microspilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Clarias |
| Species: | C. microspilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clarias microspilus | |
  Holotype (1999) Paratypes (1999, 2009) Clarias microspilus (Sumatra) | |
Clarias microspilus is a species of clariid catfish from Sumatra. It is known from short coastal rivers that drain the western face of the Leuser Mountain Range, in Aceh Province
It can be found in still bodies of water around tributaries, swamps, and blackwater ponds. The holotype was collected in Pasilembang, alongside paratypes collected from Kandang, Pucuk Lembang, Suaq Belimbing, and blackwater creeks alongside the Tapaktuan-Subulussalam road. [2] It therefore could be found in Mount Leuser National Park.
Collected in 1999, the holotype for this specimen was noted to be of a length of 136.1 mm (13.61 cm) SL, with the 5 paratypes also recorded ranging from 127.4 to 233.2 mm (12.74–23.32 cm). This species is distinguishable from all other Southeast Asian forest Clarias species (except for C. intermedius , C. insolitus , C. meladerma , C. olivaceus and C. planiceps ) by the combination of the following characters: [2]
It is distinguishable from C. intermedius and C. meladerma by:
from C. insolitus, C. olivaceus and C. planiceps by:
from C. intermedius specifically from:
from C. insolitus by:
and finally from C. meladerma in:
Preserved specimens have been noted to be violet-gray color, slowly fading to pale-gray on ventral surfaces. Dorsal, caudal and anal fins are also violet-gray, with a very thin margin of hyaline. Barbels are violet-gray from above, whilst pale gray from below. The specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol.
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