Bathyclarias worthingtoni
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Bathyclarias |
| Species: | B. worthingtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathyclarias worthingtoni P. B. N. Jackson, 1959 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bathyclarias gigas Jackson, 1959 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Bathyclarias worthingtoni" in 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.
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