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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: endemic to Pulau Tioman, Malaysia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39637)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 67 - 75; Anal soft rays: 61 - 70; Vertebrae: 67 - 71. Possess the following unique combination of character states: body slender, body depth at anus 9.0-11.4% in SL; distance of occipital process to dorsal fin origin 9.9-11.8% in SL; dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin.

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in freshwater sections of torrent streams, in clear, cool, fast flowing water over a substrate of sand, rocks and large granite boulders. Largely carnivorous, subsisting on small fish, crustaceans and insects. Seems to be nocturnal, emerging into the open at night. Also Ref. 84801.

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Ng, H.H., 2001. Clarias microstomus, a new species of clariid catfish from Eastern Borneo (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zool. Stud. 40(2):158-162. (Ref. 39637)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 17 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00343 - 0.01757), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).

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