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Bathyclarias rotundifrons

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathyclarias rotundifrons
Species Authority: Jackson, 1959
Taxonomic Notes: Short gill rakers (less than 70 % of the gill filament length. Diagnostic features are the curved snout and the chubby head & broad vomerine tooth band.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 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 where it is widespread with no major widespread major threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs throughout the lake
Countries:
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Mostly abundant in deep water (more than 50 m). It occurs in the intermediate zone (rocky with sand patches). Piscivorous.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Over-fishing in the southern arm of the Lake.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Kasembe, J. 2006. Bathyclarias rotundifrons. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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