Species
airbreathing catfishes
Family
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyClariidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
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Article
Airbreathing catfish comprise the family Clariidae of the order Siluriformes. Sixteen genera and about 117 species of clariid fishes are described; all are freshwater species. Other groups of catfish also breathe air, such as the Callichthyidae and Loricariidae.
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