air-breathing catfish

fish
Also known as: Clariidae

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    In ostariophysan: Annotated classification

    Family Clariidae (air-breathing catfishes) Long dorsal and anal fins without spines; adipose fin usually lacking. Treelike air-breathing organ. Food fishes. Size to 130 cm (51 inches). About 14 genera, about 90 species. The similar family Heteropneustidae has long, hollow air sacs. Asia, Africa; widely introduced elsewhere. Family…

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