Clariidae

Mudfish

Clarias anguillaris

Catfish of the Niger Basin

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Lower river
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Clarias anguillaris is a species of African airbreathing catfish also known as the mudfish. This species is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.