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.
Bathyclarias worthingtoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Bathyclarias |
Species: | B. worthingtoni
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Binomial name | |
Bathyclarias worthingtoni P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
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Synonyms | |
Bathyclarias gigas Jackson, 1959 |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyclarias worthingtoni". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Bathyclarias worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60854A148662803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60854A148662803.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.