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Clarias nigricans Ng, 2003

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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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; nigricans: From Latin nigricans, meaning blackish, in reference to the relatively dark color of this species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal. Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Asia: Mahakam drainage in Borneo, Indonesia.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55460)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 92 - 97; Rayons mous anaux: 80 - 86; Vertèbres: 76 - 83. Distinguished from congeners of the Clarias nieuhofii species group in having a narrow snout (with an egg-shaped head when viewed dorsally), dark violet grey coloration with small white spots on flanks, a narrow head (11.7-12.3% SL), a relatively large distance between the tip of the occipital process and the base of the first dorsal fin ray (8.1-9.8% SL), and few large serrations on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine (Ref. 55460).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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Ng, H.H., 2003. Clarias nigricans, a new species of clariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from eastern Borneo. Raffles Bull. Zool. 51(2):393-398. (Ref. 55460)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


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