Bathyclarias eurydon
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| 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) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Widespread with no known major threats. |
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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
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Population [top]
| Population: | Unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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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. |
Bibliography [top]
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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 In: Unpublished PhD thesis.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. Jackson, P.B.N. 1959. Revision of the clariid catfishes of Nyasaland, with a description of a new genus and seven new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 132(1): 109–128 |
| Citation: | Kasembe, J. 2006. Bathyclarias eurydon. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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