| Airbreathing Catfishes |
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| Scientific classification |
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Allabenchelys
Channallabes
Clariallabes
Clarias
Dinotopteroides
Dinotopterus
Dolichallabes
Encheloclarias
Gymnallabes
Heterobranchus
Horaglanis
Platyallabes
Platyclarias
Tanganikallabes
Uegitglanis
Xenoclarias
Xenoglanis
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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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