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Scientific Name	**Clarias fuscus** (Lacepède, 1803)
Common Names	Brown Walking Catfish White Spotted Catfish, Whitespotted Clarias
Type Locality	China.
Synonym(s)	Clarias pulicaris, Macropteronotus fuscus
Pronunciation	klar ee ass - foos koos
Etymology	Clarias: From the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of the fish to live for long periods out of water. From the Latin fuscus, meaning brown; in reference to its color.
Species Information
Size	245mm or 9.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Clarias species are characterized by having an elongated body; a soft rayed dorsal fin extending to, or nearly to, the caudal fin base; a soft rayed anal fin extending from just behind the anus to the caudal fin base; pectoral fins each with a serrated anterior bony spine; head depressed, covered largely by firmly sutured, surface sculptured bony plates forming a protective helmet; four pairs of flagellate barbels (nasals, maxillaries, inner and outer mandibulars); air breathing organs derived from the 2nd and 4th epibranchials within a superbranchial chamber. Distinguished in having 55-63 dorsal-fin rays and 39-46 anal-fin rays.
Sexing	The genital papilla, which is to the right of the anus as you look at the fish with its head to the left, is elongated and pointed in males while it is round and relatively larger (and larger than the anus) in females. In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: China, Taiwan, Philippines and Viet Nam. Oceania: Hawaii. China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Taiwan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Japan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	5.4 - 8.0
Temperature	20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Omnivorous and predatory. Will eat virtually anything that can be considered edible. User data.
Furniture	Provide well-rooted plants and large crevices in rockwork/driftwood for cover. Tank must be securely covered.
Compatibility	Must be housed with lively, robust large fish.
Suggested Tankmates	Large Cyprinids (Silver Sharks, Tinfoil or Spanner Barbs for example) or Central American Cichlids.
Breeding	Though bred commercially for food, spawning in aquaria has not been reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5, pp 84, 88, Pl. 2 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Jan 25 02:18 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00)