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Sri Lankan Walking Catfish

හුරුල්ලා இலங்கை நடைக் கெளிறு

Clarias brachysoma

Near threatenedEndemic

Sri Lankan Walking Catfish
Ton Nientied · CC BY 3.0

Overview

The Sri Lankan walking catfish 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.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Clarias brachysoma — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): கிளாரியசு பிராக்கிசோமா — CC BY-SA 4.0