Bathyclarias longibarbis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Bathyclarias longibarbis
Species Authority:	(Worthington, 1933)
Taxonomic Notes:	The short gill rakers and extremely long maxillary barbels (100–222% HL) distinguish this species from other species in the genus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kasembe, J.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic to lake Malawi. No major widespread threats identified. Potential overfishing in the southern parts of the lake.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. Widespread throughout the lake.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Frequently caught in deep water (of more than 50 m). Piscivorous.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Potential over-fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

Banda, M. 2000. The biology and ecology of the catfishes of the genera Bathyclarias and Bagrus in Lake Malawi. In: Unpublished PhD thesis. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.