brachysoma, Clarias Günther [A.] 1864:20 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Sri Lanka. Syntypes: BMNH 1859.5.31.6-8 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:140 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Clarias dussumieri Valenciennes 1840, but a valid subspecies brachysoma Günther 1864 -- (Jayaram 2006:306 [ref. 28762]). •Questionably valid as Clarias brachsoma Günther 1864 -- (Ferraris 2007:140 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Clarias brachysoma Günther 1864 -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:160 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:685 [ref. 20764], Ng & Hadiaty 2011:1582 [ref. 31220]). Current status: Valid as Clarias brachysoma Günther 1864. Clariidae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.