Clarias anguillaris

Clarias anguillaris
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Clarias
Species:	C. anguillaris
Binomial name
	Clarias anguillaris; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Silurus anguillaris Linnaeus, 1758; Macropteronotus charmuth Lacépède, 1803; Clarias hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1840; Clarias senegalensis Valenciennes, 1840; Clarias parvimanus Günther, 1864; Clarias budgetti Boulenger, 1900;

Clarias anguillaris is a species of African airbreathing catfish also known as the mudfish. This species is of minor importance in commercial fisheries. It grows to a length of 100 cm (39.4 inches) TL.

Clarias anguillaris

External links

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Clarias anguillaris" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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