Clarias brachysoma

This article is about Clarias brachysoma. For the fish commonly known as Walking catfish, see Walking catfish.

The Sri Lankan walking catfish (Clarias brachysoma) is a species of fish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rain forest streams and lowland rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Sri Lankan walking catfish
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Clarias
Species:	C. brachysoma
Binomial name
Clarias brachysoma Günther, 1864

It grows to a length of 40 cm. During mating season, spawning occurs in nests among weeds in very shallow water. Then the male guards the nest and young until reaching about 1 cm in length.^[1]