Kampoyo

The kampango is one of the largest fish in Lake Malawi, endemic to it, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River: it reaches 1 metre or more, but is usually 40 to 50 centimetres. By day it hides in caves and at dusk hunts cichlids. The male digs a nest in the sand, where the female lays thousands of eggs, and the parents guard the brood; the young eat unfertilised eggs released by the mother. The bumblebee cichlid cleans its parasites. Highly prized as food, it is critically endangered.

Scientific name

Bagrus meridionalis

Family

Bagridae