Family : Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Clarias dussumieri
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry in India. Vulnerable (Ref. 44149).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in ditches (Ref. 4833); prefers lower reaches of streams, rivers and canal with muddy bottom; commonly found in ponds, swamps and paddy fields (Ref. 44149). Predatory, feeds on small fishes and insects (Ref. 44149)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Valenciennes clariid, മുഷി, മൊഴി, கருப்பு தேளீ, கருப்புதலைக் கென்டை, Anae-meenu, Karuppu thelee, Mozhi, Mushi
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses