[Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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[Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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Forest Walking Catfish (Clarias Leiacanthus)

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Differentiating a Common Walking Catfish and a Forest Walking Catfish
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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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THIS FISH IS ENDANGERED IF CATCH RELEASE. :rant:

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DMCY wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:29 pm
THIS FISH IS ENDANGERED IF CATCH RELEASE. :rant:
What do u mean

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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I believe he means that the fish is on the endangered list of fish species. If you do catch one, it would be wise to release them so they can continue to propagate.

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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Peace based on this website there are this species of catfish called the redtail catfish in Singapore is this true https://m.singapore.biodiversity.online ... luriformes and https://mothership.sg/2021/06/huge-catf ... uilin/amp/ and https://forum.fishingkaki.com/discussio ... -a-paypond

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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Definitely an introduced species. Freshwater pay ponds usually have this fish, it's inevitable that the will make way into our natural bodies.

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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So it’s possible to catch them?

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Re: [Freshwater] Forest Walking Catfish

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Definitely, but it's probably not as common as other catfish.

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