Bathyclarias nyasensis
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| Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)
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Bathyclarias ilesi Jackson, 1959 | |
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 and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
References
- Kasembe, J. 2005. Bathyclarias nyasensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Bathyclarias nyasensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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