Clarias brachysoma
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Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Clarias brachysoma
Weight
3630
128
goz
g oz 
Length
50
20
cminch
cm inch 

Clarias brachysoma (walking catfish) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rain forest streams and lowland rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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It grows to a length of 40 cm. During mating season, spawning occurs in nests among weeds in very shallow water. Then the male guards the nest and young until reaching about 1 cm in length.

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References

1. Clarias brachysoma Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarias_brachysoma
2. Clarias brachysoma on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196110/150839242

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