Clarias nieuhofii

Clarias nieuhofii
Clarias nieuhofii from Mentaya Hulu, Central Kalimantan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Clarias
Species:	C. nieuhofii
Binomial name
Clarias nieuhofii Valenciennes, 1840

Clarias nieuhofii is a species of clariid catfish. It has a wide distribution in Southeast Asia including peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

This species can be distinguished from other Clarias catfishes, apart from the recently discovered Clarias batu and Clarias nigricans, by the greatly elongated body which gives it a remarkably eel-like appearance. The colour is generally grey with two rows of white spots running along the length of the body just below the lateral line and 13 or 14 vertical rows of white spots just above the line. Specimens of up to 40 cm standard length have been recorded.

References

• Ng, H. H., 2003. Clarias nigricans, a new species of clariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from eastern Borneo. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51: 393–398.