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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Encheloclarias: Greek, enchelys, = eel + see under Clarias.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 12325). Tropical
Asia: Pahang and Mawai, Johor, southeastern Peninsular Malaysia (Ref. 12325) and Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 13275).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12325)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs in shaded blackwaters in coastal peat swamps about 20 m from the sea, among submerged shore vegetation and branches at a depth between 0.5 and 1.5 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, P.K.L. and K.K.P. Lim, 1993. The Southeast Asian catfish genus Encheloclarias (Teleostei: Clariidae), with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(1):21-37. (Ref. 12325)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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