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Bathyclarias eurydon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathyclarias eurydon
Species Authority: Jackson, 1959
Taxonomic Notes: With short gill rakers and few rakers on the first gill arch. Vomerine tooth band extremely broad.

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. Widespread with no known major threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Types collected from Nkhata bay and Nkhotakota. Also occurs in the southeast and southwest arms of the lake.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Uncommon catfish. Occurs in relatively deep water (over 50 m). Piscivorous.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Kasembe, J. 2006. Bathyclarias eurydon. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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