Bathyclarias worthingtoni
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Species: | B. worthingtoni
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Bathyclarias worthingtoni P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
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Bathyclarias gigas Jackson, 1959 |
Bathyclarias worthingtoni 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 80 cm SL (31.5 inches). This species is commercially caught for human consumption and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
References
- Kasembe, J. 2005. Bathyclarias worthingtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Bathyclarias worthingtoni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.