/clariidae/clarias/meladerma/1.jpg "Clarias meladerma(1) - Click to enlarge")
/clariidae/clarias/meladerma/2.jpg "Clarias meladerma(2) - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Clarias meladerma Bleeker, 1846 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias melanoderma, Clarias melanosoma, Clarias melasoma |
| Pronunciation | klar ee ass |
| Etymology | Clarias: From the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of the fish to live for long periods out of water. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 281mm (11.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Clarias species are characterized by having an elongated body; a soft rayed dorsal fin extending to, or nearly to, the caudal fin base; a soft rayed anal fin extending from just behind the anus to the caudal fin base; pectoral fins each with a serrated anterior bony spine; head depressed, covered largely by firmly sutured, surface sculptured bony plates forming a protective helmet; four pairs of flagellate barbels (nasals, maxillaries, inner and outer mandibulars); air breathing organs derived from the 2nd and 4th epibranchials within a superbranchial chamber. Anterior edge of pectoral spine strongly serrated; head length (from tip of snout to extremity of occipital process) 4.0-4.3 times in SL; blackish body |
| General Remarks | Fishbae lists 34 cm TL. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Mekong to Indonesia and the Philippines. Mekong  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Indonesia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Suggested Tankmates | Large cyprinids (silver sharks, tinfoil or spanner barbs for example) or Central American cichlids. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Natuur. Geneesk. Arch. Neerl.-Ind.v. 3 (no. 2) - pp178, 288 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
 -
Search Planet Catfish for more on Clarias meladerma
 - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Clarias meladerma on AquaticRepublic.com
 - Look up Clarias meladerma on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web) |
| Hits | 3240 hits. |
| Last Update | 2006 Jul 28 08:01 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 07:28) |
Registered users: Bijn, Bing [Bot], CUPfishhead, dw1305, ElTofi, Exabot [Bot], Google [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot], mekkalicious, MSN [Bot], Shovelnose, steph en jess
© 1996 - 2012 PlanetCatfish.com, part of the Aquatic Republic Network group of websites. All Rights Reserved. By accessing this site you agree to our Terms and Conditions of Use.
