Walking Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Clarias batrachus
Family : Clariidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Clarias Catfish, Freshwater Catfish
Habitat : Muddy pond,Canal,Ditch,Swamp,Floodplain,River
Description : Walking Catfish is a elongated bodied fish. Tail compressed. Head strongly depressed. Mouth terminal. Caudal fin rounded. Eyes small. Dorsal and anal fins long. Small white spots present laterally. Female is larger and darker than male. In its natural habitat, this creature exhibits omnivorous behavior, preying on smaller fish, mollusks, and other invertebrates, along with detritus and aquatic weeds. Its voracious appetite leads to rapid consumption of food supplies, making it detrimental as an invasive species. Walking catfish flourish in stagnant, often oxygen-depleted waters, commonly inhabiting muddy ponds, canals, ditches, and similar environments. The species predominantly stays near or just above the bottom, occasionally surfacing to gulp air.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Wallago attu
(Freshwater shark) -
Sisor rabdophorus
(Sisor Catfish) -
Mystus cavasius
(Gangetic Mystus) -
Hara hara
(Kosi hara) -
Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Osteogeneiosus militaris
(Soldier Catfish) -
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Eutropiichthys murius
(Indus garua) -
Hemibagrus menoda
(Menoda Catfish) -
Clupisoma garua
(Garua Bacha)
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description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Baird, Ian G.([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Baird, Ian G.([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.