Walking catfish
The walking catfish is a freshwater fish that can crawl across wet land to reach new water. It lives in Southeast Asia and has also been introduced to places such as Florida. Its spiny defence is the reason it needs careful handling.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Elongated body, grey or grey-brown in colour1
- Often covered on its sides with small white spots1
- Long dorsal and anal fins, and several pairs of sensory barbels1
- Scaleless skin covered in mucus1
- No adipose fin, a small fleshy fin on the back near the tail1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: It is often confused with North American ictalurid catfish and with close relatives such as C. magur. The walking catfish can be told apart from the North American ictalurid catfish because it lacks an adipose fin.1
Humna summii
Qoccoon qara qaban summii baatu. Irra ejjechuun ykn qabachuun ni dhukkubsa.
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Ni dhukkubsaBaay'ee dhukkubsuu danda'a, garuu gonkumaa jechuun ni danda'ama cimaa hin ta'u.It must be handled carefully when fished because of its embedded sting or thorn-like spines. It is also harmful as an invasive species, because it eats the food of native fish, preys on their young and can destroy fish farms.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
It has a sting or thorn-like spine hidden behind its fins, which it uses to defend itself.1
Yoo qoccoon isaa si waraane
- Madaa bishaan ho'aa, hanga namichi osoo hin gubatin danda'utti ho'aa ta'e (harka keetiin mirkaneessi), keessa daqiiqaa 30 hanga 90 kaa'i. Gargaarsa yaalaa argadhu, keessumaa qurxummii dhagaa (stonefish) fi stingray irratti.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo qoccoon isaa si waraane: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
Hammam ulfaata?
akka muuzii 3 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
akka bilookii taphaa 16 tarree tokkoon dheerata
dheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekoondii 30 keessatti daakuu danda'aWalking catfish SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
It can survive 18 hours out of water.1
It moves over land with snake-like wiggles, using its pectoral fins to stay upright.1
In Florida, fish farmers have had to put up fences to protect their ponds from them.1
It often rises to the surface to gulp air, because it breathes air as well as using water.1
Walking catfish were imported to Florida in the early 1960s for aquaculture, and escapes led to wild populations.1
In Indonesia it is known as lele and is the main ingredient in dishes such as pecel lele.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: The walking catfish truly walks on land like a four-legged or two-legged animal.
Dhugaa: It does not walk in that way. It uses its pectoral fins to stay upright while it wiggles its body in snake-like movements.1
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Walking catfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Clarias batrachus (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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