Common name of Clarias fuscus
 
Common name Bak fu ue
Language Cantonese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Hong Kong
Locality
Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Bak fu', i.e., uncle and alludes to the presence of barbels on the chin of this fish which ressembles uncle's beard.
 
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