Clarias gariepinus in Malaysia
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence introduced
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Introduced in the late 1980s. Greater interest shown in culturing this species and its hybrid with C. macrocephalus than in producing the local species. There had been no serious attempt to list the introduced species nor to identify threats they posed (Ref. 84801).

States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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