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| Scientific Name | Clarias anfractus Ng, 1999 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Danum valley, forest stream 600 m into conservation area, trib. of Sungai Segama, Sabah, Borneo. |
| Pronunciation | klar ee ass - ann FRAK tuss |
| Etymology | Clarias: From the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of the fish to live for long periods out of water. From the Latin anfractus, meaning twisted, in reference to the pectoral spine morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 205mm (8.1") 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. Distinguished from congeners in pectoral spine with an irregular outline, pear shaped genital papilla in males and relatively large white spots on the sides of the body. |
| Sexing | Males have a white, pear shaped genital papilla, females have a genital papilla in the shape of a rounded cone. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Segama and Kalabakan River drainages in NE Borneo. Malaysia Waters, Segama (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Malaysia Waters, Kalabakan (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 20.0-27.0°C or 68-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Anything; this fish is totally omnivorous and will gorge itself on most offerings. |
| Furniture | Very well rooted plants and large structures that provide some shade. Appropriately sized clay pipes seem to provide a readily accepted, if less cosmetically pleasing, hideaway for these fish. |
| Compatibility | Keep with large robust fish; anything small enough will be eaten. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Large cyprinids (silver sharks, tinfoil or spanner barbs for example) or Central American cichlids. |
| Breeding | .ot reported/ |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2004 Nov 25 00:00 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 12:58) |
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