melanoderma, Clarias Bleeker [P.] 1858:341 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.2.4.5 (1), 1880.4.21.201 (1); RMNH 16413 (1). Bleeker specimens: MSNG 8215 (1), NMV 46087 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:146 [ref. 29155]. Regarded as an unneeded replacement name for or unjustified emendation (see Teugels et al. 2001:90 [ref. 25350]) of Clarias melasoma Bleeker. Teugels et al. 2001:90 [ref. 25350] did not properly establish a lectotype for this species under the 1999 Code. Ferraris 2007:146 [ref. 29155] lists the types as those mentioned by Bleeker 1858. •In the synonymy of Clarias meladerma Bleeker 1846 -- (Roberts 1989:127 [ref. 6439], Teugels et al. 2001:90 [ref. 25350], Ferraris 2007:146 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:243 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias meladerma Bleeker 1846. Clariidae. Habitat: freshwater.