Airbreathing catfish

Airbreathing catfish
Clarias batrachus at Brno Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Superfamily:	Siluroidea
Family:	Clariidae Bonaparte, 1846
Genera
Bathyclarias Channallabes Clariallabes Clarias Dinotopterus Dolichallabes Encheloclarias Gymnallabes Heterobranchus Horaglanis Platyallabes Platyclarias Pseudotanganikallabes Tanganikallabes Uegitglanis Xenoclarias

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.