Clarias nieuhofii
| Clarias nieuhofii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Clarias nieuhofii from Mentaya Hulu, Central Kalimantan | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Clarias |
| Species: | C. nieuhofii |
| Binomial name | |
| Clarias nieuhofii Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Clarias nieuhofii, the slender walking catfish, is a species of clariid catfish. It has a wide distribution in Southeast Asia including peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.
This species can be distinguished from other Clarias catfishes, apart from the recently discovered Clarias batu and Clarias nigricans, by the greatly elongated body which gives it a remarkably eel-like appearance. The colour is generally grey with two rows of white spots running along the length of the body just below the lateral line and 13 or 14 vertical rows of white spots just above the line. Specimens of up to 50 cm (19.7 inches) standard length have been recorded.
References
- Ng, H. H., 2003. Clarias nigricans, a new species of clariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from eastern Borneo. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51: 393–398.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Clarias nieuhofii" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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