Bathyclarias nyasensis
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An air-breathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi. It reaches about 100 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bathyclarias nyasensis
- Family
- Clariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Clariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Bathyclarias ilesi, Bathyclarias jacksoni, Bathyclarias loweae, Clarias nyasensis, Dinotopterus ilesi, Dinotopterus jacksoni, Dinotopterus loweae, Dinotopterus nyasensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 100 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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