Scientific Name	Clarias fuscus   Pronounce			by: C. F. Wang and Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw
Author	(Lacepède, 1803)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	塘虱魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬍鯰科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F152　Clariidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鬍鯰
Max Length	24.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鬍子鯰、土殺、本土土虱、鬍鯰、土剎
Distribution in World	Taiwan、China、South East Asia	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Clarias pulicaris, Macropteronotus fuscus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳及方, 1999)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999
Specimen List	BMNH1908.5.27.16-22Syntype. FRIP00270. NMMBP02739. NMMBP02918. NMMBP04559. NMMBP05922. NMMBP05923. NMMBP05952. NMMSTP00841. NMNSF00556. NRM10043. NTMP0583. NTMP0940. NTOUP201202-365. NTUM00244. NTUM00245. NTUM00246. NTUM02232. NTUM02234. NTUM05272. NTUM05273. NTUM05274. SU18150. SU18151. SU18152. SU23068. SU23121. SU7293. USNM00177450. USNM00177463. USNM00177472. USNM00177481. USNM00179159. USNM00179165. USNM00179166. USNM00191123. USNM00191143. ...List all 46 records...
Common Name	Puntat; Walking catfish; Whitespotted freshwater catfish; Whitespotted clarias; Cat-fish; Chinese catfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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