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| Scientific Name | Clarias fuscus (Lacépède, 1803) |
| Common Name(s) | Brown Walking Catfish |
| Type Locality | China. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias pulicaris, Macropteronotus fuscus |
| Pronunciation | klar ee ass - foos koos |
| 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 fuscus, meaning brown; in reference to its color. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 245mm (9.6") 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 in having 55-63 dorsal-fin rays and 39-46 anal-fin rays. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | China, Taiwan, Japan and northern Indochina. Introduced in the Philippines and Hawaii. China Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Taiwan Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Japan Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.4 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous and predatory. Will eat virtually anything that can be considered edible. |
| Furniture | Provide well-rooted plants and large crevices in rockwork/driftwood for cover. Tank must be securely covered. |
| Compatibility | Must be housed with lively, robust large fish. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Large Cyprinids (Silver Sharks, Tinfoil or Spanner Barbs for example) or Central American Cichlids. |
| Breeding | Though bred commercially for food, spawning in aquaria has not been reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 5 - pp84, 88 - Pl. 2 (fig. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Lornek8, (2) gdc7688. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Oct 07 06:25 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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