Family : Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Clarias dayi
Max size : 17.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Wynaad Hills, Western Ghats of Kerala, India (Ref. 4833). Reported from Ombatta, Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in fast-flowing streams (Ref. 43641). Found in hill streams (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Malabar clariid, മുഷി, Mushi
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses