/clariidae/clarias/teijsmanni/1.jpg "Clarias teijsmanni(1) Lateral view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Clarias teijsmanni Bleeker, 1857 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Buitenzorg Province, Java, Indonesia, elevation 900 meters. |
| 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 | 200mm (7.9") 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Kapuas River, Borneo and Java. Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (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. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bleeker [P.] 1857:344 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Feb 03 14:29 (species record created: 2011 Jan 31 06:08) |
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