Clarias batrachus ';
General information
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common namePhilippine catfish, Mangur, Indian catfish
Synonyms
Silurus batrachus Linnaeus, 1758
Clarias betrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clarius bartrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clarias punctatus Valenciennes, 1840
Clarias assamensis Day, 1877
Macropteronotus magur (non Hamilton, 1822)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Clariidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Papua New Guinea; USA; Guam
Occurrence Misidentification: India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal
Introduced: China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, USA, Guam
Native: Indonesia
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Move across land using its stiff pectoral spines and have special mucous-producing pores on its body to help walking
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Pahang River, Malaysia.
Source of chromosomes
Gills tissues.
Number of specimens with sex
18
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
11m+7sm+2st+34a
Fundamental arm number
74
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
-
Reference(s)
Siraj SS, Sukardi R, Imm CCP, Mei KH, Vellasamy S, Panandam JM, Daud SK (2009). Chromosome analysis of walking catfish, Clarias spp. Malays. Appl. Biol., 38(1): 61-64.