NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Clariidae

Airbreathing catfishes are fishes comprising the family Clariidae. Family Clariidae is part of Order Siluriformes, part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes). There are 13 genera and 100 species of clariids. All the clariids are freshwater species.

Airbreathing is accomplished with a labyrinthic organ arising from the gill arches ('labyrinth catfishes'). Some species are capable of travelling short distances on land ('walking catfishes').

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SYMPOSIUM ON RIVER AND FLOODPLAIN FISHERIES IN AFRICA/SYMPOSIUM SUR LA PECHE EN RIVIERES ET EN PLAINES D'INONDATION EN ... (8226 words)
	The Clariidae were relatively scarce in the commercial catch in the Faku area of the River Niger during the study period.
	The Clariidae were abundant in August and November 1973 and in April 1974 but scarce in other months of the year in the Faku area.
	The Cichlidae were an insignificant family in the Faku area during the period of this study, contributing only 190 kg to the estimated annual yield of the commercial catch, which was 1.0% of the total weight and 5% of the total numbers of fish observed.

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