Scientific Name: Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Clarias magur (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Philippine catfish, Walking catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Magur (মাগুর), Jagur (জাগুর)
Photo: Balaram Mahalder
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)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
