Clariidae

walking catfish

Clarias batrachus

Wiggling on land using pectoral fins

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) is a species of freshwater airbreathing catfish native to Southeast Asia. It is named for its ability to "walk" and wiggle across dry land, to find food or suitable environments. While it does not truly walk as most bipeds or quadrupeds do, it can use its pectoral fins to keep it upright as it makes a wiggling motion with snakelike movements to traverse land.