| Airbreathing catfish | |
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| Clarias batrachus at Brno Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Siluroidea |
| Family: | Clariidae Bonaparte, 1846 |
| Genera | |
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Bathyclarias | |
Airbreathing catfish comprise the family Clariidae of the order Siluriformes. Sixteen genera and about 117 species of clariid fishes are described; all are freshwater species.[1] Other groups of catfish also breathe air, such as the Callichthyidae and Loricariidae.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.