batrachus

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noun A genus of fishes, typical of the family Batrachidæ, containing the toad-fish, B. tau, of the North Atlantic, and several closely related species. See toad-fish.

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Exotic fish species, including walking catfish Clarias batrachus, are competing with native species for habitat.

Everglades National Park, United States 2009
Besides the scientific terms of 'salamander', 'newt', 'batrachus' and so on, which had begun to take on a rather disrespectful character, there were many other different names suggested.

The War with the Newts 2006
And cartilaginous fishes are first oviparous internally and subsequently viviparous; they rear the embryos internally, the batrachus or fishing-frog being an exception.

The History of Animals 2002
The batrachus or fishing-frog also is unable to take in its young owing to the size of the head and the prickles; and, by the way, as was previously remarked, it is the only one of these fishes that is not viviparous.

The History of Animals 2002
The only instance of a similar cutaneous modification is that pointed out by Dr. Günther 10 in the skin of the belly of the Siluroid fish, Aspredo batrachus.

The Common Frog 1874
Magur - Clarias batrachus - sold in HAL market, Bangalore

WN.com - Business News 2010
THE walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, is a species that can 'walk' using its pectoral fins to keep it upright as it wriggles through mud

Mirror.co.uk - News 2010
THE walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, is a species that can 'walk' using its pectoral fins to keep it upright as it wriggles through mud

Mirror.co.uk - News 2010