Clarias

E805716
genus taxon

Clarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes commonly known as walking catfish, found in freshwater habitats across Africa and Asia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Clarias batrachus 1
Clarias gariepinus 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName airbreathing catfishes ⓘ
walking catfishes ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
opportunistic feeder ⓘ
distribution South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
subtropical Africa ⓘ
tropical Africa ⓘ
ecologicalRole predator ⓘ
prey for larger fishes and birds ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
economicUse aquaculture species ⓘ
fisheries resource ⓘ
food fish ⓘ
environmentalTolerance low-oxygen waters ⓘ
polluted waters ⓘ
stagnant waters ⓘ
family Clariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat floodplains ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ability to move over land ⓘ
airbreathing ⓘ
benthic ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
facultative air-breather ⓘ
four pairs of barbels ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
long dorsal fin ⓘ
scaleless body ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion walking over land using pectoral fins ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSpecies Clarias anguillaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clarias batrachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clarias gariepinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clarias macrocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Clariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
suprabranchial organ ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clariidae → includesGenus → Clarias ⓘ
Clariidae → notableSpecies → Clarias ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clarias gariepinus
Clariidae → notableSpecies → Clarias ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clarias batrachus