Clarias brachysoma
| Sri Lankan walking catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Clarias |
| Species: | C. brachysoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Clarias brachysoma Günther, 1864 | |
The Sri Lankan walking catfish (Clarias brachysoma) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rain forest streams and lowland rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
It grows to a length of 40 cm. During mating season, spawning occurs in nests among weeds in very shallow water. Then the male guards the nest and young until reaching about 1 cm in length.[1]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystus cavasius". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Hanssens, M. 2005. Clarias alluaudi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Clarias alluaudi". FishBase. February 2008 version.