Clarias anguillaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:
C. anguillaris
Binomial name
Clarias anguillaris
Synonyms
  • Silurus anguillaris Linnaeus, 1758
  • Macropteronotus charmuth Lacépède, 1803
  • Clarias hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Clarias senegalensis Valenciennes, 1840
  • Clarias parvimanus Günther, 1864
  • Clarias budgetti Boulenger, 1900

Clarias anguillaris is a species of African airbreathing catfish also known as the mudfish. This species is of minor importance in commercial fisheries. It grows to a length of 100 cm (39.4 inches) TL.


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