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 River Jumna and its adioining tributaries near Delhi, India
Source of chromosomes
Testicular material
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Nayyar RP(1966). Karyotype studies in thirteen species of fishes. Genetica, 37:78-92.