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Clarias meladerma Bleeker, 1846 Blackskin catfish |
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photo by
WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong to Indonesia and the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0. Anterior edge of pectoral spine strongly serrated; head length (from tip of snout to extremity of occipital process) 4.0-4.3 times in SL; blackish body (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | Lives in lowland wetlands, bogs and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in swamps with slightly acidic water (Ref. 43281). Occur in standing water habitats . Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||