Clarias nieuhofii

Clarias nieuhofii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Clariidae
Genus: Clarias
Species:

Name

Etymology: in honor of Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672), Dutch East India Company, who described and illustrated this species in 1682.

Synonyms

  • Clarias pentapterus Bleeker, 1851
  • Prophagorus nieuhofii (Valenciennes), 1840

References

Vernacular names

  • Bahasa Indonesia: Limbat
  • Bahasa Melayu: Keli limbat
  • ไทย: ปลาดุกลำพัน, ปลามัด
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