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Native Hito

Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864

Status not recordedbony fish

The native hito (Clarias macrocephalus) is a species in the family Clariidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the native hito

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the native hito live?

Not recorded

Is the native hito endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the native hito classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyClariidae
  6. genusClarias
  7. SpeciesClarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864
Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Asian catfishEnglish
  • Bighead catfishEnglish
  • Broadhead catfishEnglish
  • Freshwater catfishEnglish
  • Native catfishEnglish
  • Nigerian clariasEnglish
  • سلور عريض الرأسArabic
  • keříčkovec velkohlavýCzech
  • Storhovedet ålemalleDanish
  • Lele Keli BungaIndonesian
  • Trey Andaing TounKhmer
  • Pa DoukLao
  • KeliMalay
  • Duk UeyThai
  • HitoFilipino
  • Cá Trê VàngVietnamese
  • 大头胡鲶Chinese
  • Keli BungaMalay
  • ปลาดุกอุยThai
  • ปลาอั้วะชื้อThai
  • Pla Douk UeyThai
  • Pla Duk UeyThai
  • Pla Oui ChaeThai
  • 大頭鬍鯰Chinese
  • 斑点胡鲶(引进)Chinese
  • 斑點鬍鯰(引進)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the native hito

Other species in the same genus Clarias.

LC, Least Concern
Barbel (Clarias gariepinus)

Barbel

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

Catfish

Clarias anguillaris

ClariidaeNo free photo yet

CompareNative Hito vs Walking catfishNative Hito vs BarbelNative Hito vs CatfishNative Hito vs Cave catfish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the native hito?

The native hito (Clarias macrocephalus) belongs to the family Clariidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Native Hito (Clarias macrocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/native-hito

MLA

“Native Hito (Clarias macrocephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/native-hito.

BibTeX
@misc{native_hito_2026,
  title = {Native Hito (Clarias macrocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/native-hito},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}