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Scientific Name: Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonym: Clarias magur (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Philippine catfish, Walking catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Magur (মাগুর), Jagur (জাগুর)
Bonyfish : Clarias batrachus

Photo: Balaram Mahalder (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-76; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 47 – 58. Body is compressed posteriorly. It has four pairs of barbels. Spine of pectoral fins are rough on its outer edge and serrated on its inner edge. Occipital process is more or less triangular. Genital papilla is elongated and pointed in males.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults inhabit lowland streams, swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddy fields.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; potamodromous)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KT762385  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information