Clarias dussumieri

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Airbreathing catfishes ; Found in ditches (Ref. 4833); prefers lower reaches of streams , rivers and canal with muddy bottom ; commonly found in ponds , swamps and paddy fields (Ref. 44149). Predatory , feeds on small fishes and insects (Ref. 44149).

Common Names

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Description

Family Clariidae

Distribution: Africa, Syria and southern and western Asia (Philippines to Java). Dorsal fin extending over much of body length . Dorsal fin rays usually over 30 without a leading spine. Dorsal fin discontinuous or united to caudal fin. Rounded caudal fin. Wide gill openings. Barbels 4 pairs. Airbreathing is accomplished with a labyrinthic organ arising from the gill arches ('labyrinth catfishes'). Some species are capable of travelling over short distances on land ('walking catfishes'). Some are burrowers with small eyes and the pectoral and pelvic fins small or lacking.The family Clariidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Siluriformes. It contains 13 genera and 100 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Pliocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 42° n to 28° s and 17° w to 136° e. Etymology of this family name : Claridae: Latin, clarias, -a, -um = shining

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Clarias dussumieri (non Valenciennes, 1840)
2. Clarias dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
3. Clarias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840
4. Clarias dussumieri subsp. dayi Hora, 1936

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Teugels G., Data last modified by FishBase 15-Jan-2003

Similar Species

Members of the genus Clarias

There are approximately 89 species in this genus:

C. abbreviatus · C. agboyiensis (Catfish) · C. albopunctatus · C. allualdi · C. alluaudi (Alluaud's Catfish) · C. albopunctatus · C. anfractus · C. angolensis · C. anguillaris (Catfish) · C. anguillaris nigeriensis · C. anguilloides · C. batrachus (Albino Walking Fish) · C. batu · C. brachysoma (Walking Catfish) · C. buettikoferi · C. buthupogon · C. gabonensis · C. camerunensis · C. laeviceps subsp. laeviceps · C. cataractus · C. cavernicola (Cave Catfish) · C. camerunensis · C. dayi (Malabar Clariid) · C. dhonti · C. laeviceps subsp. dialonensis · C. dumerili longibarbis · C. dumerilii · C. dussumieri (Valenciennes Clariid) · C. dussumieri dussumieri · C. ebriensis · C. engelseni · C. fuscus (Cat-Fish) · C. gabonensis · C. gareipinus · C. gariephinus · C. gariepinnis · C. gariepinnus · C. gariepinus (African Catfish) · C. gariespinus · C. hilli · C. insolitus · C. intermedius · C. jaensis · C. kapuasensis · C. laeviceps (Ll) · C. laeviceps dialonensis · C. laeviceps laeviceps (Catfish) · C. lamottei · C. camerunensis · C. leiacanthus · C. liacanthus · C. agboyiensis · C. liocephalus (Smoothhead Catfish) · C. longior · C. maclareni · C. macrocephalus (Bighead Catfish) · C. macromyptax · C. macromystax · C. batrachus · C. buthupogon · C. meladerma (Blackskin Catfish) · C. microstomus · C. mossambious · C. nebulosus · C. ngamensis (Blunt-Toothed African Catfish) · C. nieuhofii · C. nigricans · C. nigromarmoratus · C. olivaceus · C. pachynema · C. laeviceps subsp. laeviceps · C. planiceps · C. platycephalus · C. pseudoleiacanthus · C. pseudonieuhofii · C. werneri · C. salae · C. sauteri · C. stappersii (Blotched Catfish) · C. submarginatus (Blotched Catfish) · C. submarginatus thysvillensis · C. sulcatus · C. teijsmanni · C. teyermani · C. teysmanni brachysoma · C. theodorae (Snake Catfish) · C. theodore · C. buthupogon · C. werneri (Werner's Catfish)

Bibliography

• Menon, A.G.K. (1999). Check list - fresh water fishes of India. p. 234-259. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
• Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991). Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
• Teugels, Guy (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3863278
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-35547
• Fishbase Species ID: 13396
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 122474
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 681166
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 107480

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