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Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864

Bighead catfish
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Common names: Alimudan, Catfish, Hito
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Taal Lake in 1995 (Ref. 13446), Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824) and Lake Lanao (Ref. 95183). Collected from Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija as specimen for living fish museum (Ref. 81820). Found in a muddy substrate and shallow water of Lake Manguao (Ref. 50862). Known as the native hito. Usually cooked as 'inihaw'.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
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Common names from other countries

大头胡鲶, Storhovedet ålemalle, Pa douk, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias: Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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