Bathyclarias atribranchus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SILURIFORMES |
CLARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Bathyclarias atribranchus |
| Species Authority: |
(Greenwood, 1961) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
With short gill rakers and short barbels. Also with an extremely narrow vomerine tooth band (1–3% HL) and dark gill filaments. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| 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. Widespread, rare species but with no major widespread threats.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake Malawi. Collected three miles north of Monkey Bay and in the south-east & south west arms of the lake.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Never caught in large quantities.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Common in deep water (more than 50 m). Large individuals were mostly caught in waters more than 100 m deep. Predatory mainly feeding on fish and oligochaete worms.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
None.
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Bibliography
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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 In: Unpublished PhD thesis.
Greenwood, P.H. 1961. A revision of the genus Dinotopterus Blgr. (Pisces, Clariidae) with notes on the comparative anatomy of the suprabranchial organs in the Clariidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 7: 215–241
IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
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