Bathyclarias nyasensis

Bathyclarias nyasensis is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This species grows to a length of 100 cm SL (39.4 inches). This species is commercially caught for human consumption.

Bathyclarias nyasensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Bathyclarias
Species:
B. nyasensis
Binomial name
Bathyclarias nyasensis
(Worthington, 1933)
Synonyms

Bathyclarias ilesi Jackson, 1959
Bathyclarias jacksoni (Greenwood, 1961)
Bathyclarias loweae Jackson, 1959

References

  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Bathyclarias nyasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120690122A148676075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120690122A148676075.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.