Clarias brachysoma - (Magura)

Family:	Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Order:	Siluriformes (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6028); max. published weight: 3,630 g (Ref. 6028)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: endemic to Sri Lanka.
Biology:	Inhabits rain forest streams and lowland rivers. Feeds at night on fish, worms, frogs, tadpoles and crustaceans
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	venomous , Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991
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Sri Lanka country information
Common names:	Magura, Walking catfish