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Clariidae

Fish Families

Clariidae is the airbreathing catfish family, comprising freshwater fish native to Africa and Asia, including the genus Clarias, the walking catfishes. Members possess an accessory breathing organ that lets them survive in oxygen-poor water and, in some species, travel short distances over land.

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1. Airbreathing catfish (Wikipedia)
about 123 species, all of which inhabit freshwaterView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Airbreathing catfish
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Freshwater Fish Families, Lead
    Airbreathing catfish comprise the family Clariidae of the order Siluriformes. This family is made up of seventeen genera and about 123 species, all of which inhabit freshwater .
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Wikidata: Clariidae
Wikidata Q574383, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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