Clarias pseudoleiacanthus
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| Clarias pseudoleiacanthus | |
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| Illustration with possible coloration based on Clarias pseudoleiacanthus holotype and description | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Clarias |
| Species: | C. pseudoleiacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clarias pseudoleiacanthus | |
  Holotype (Mar. 2000) Paratypes (Aug. 1999) Clarias pseudoleiacanthus (Borneo) | |
Clarias peudoleiacanthus is a species of clariid catfish from Borneo. It has been described from the southern lower parts of the River Kapuas (Western Kalimantan and coastal areas near the Barito River in southern Kalimantan, Indonesia
It has been found in swampy areas along the Bornean southwest, specifically the southern mouth of the Kapuas River and coastal swamps around the Barito River; the holotype was collected in peat swamps at Satong (near Ketapang), with paratypes collected in swampy areas just around Palangkaraya, both in the Southwest areas of Borneo, despite being rather distant.[2]
