| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | CLARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bathyclarias ilesi |
| Species Authority: | Jackson, 1959 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | This species is distinguished from other species in the genus by the black mucus that covers the fish. M. Banda (unpublished PhD thesis) proposes that this species is a junior synonym of B. nyasensis. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient 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 where the only records are more the Nkhata Bay area. More surveys are required to determine if this reflects the true distribution of the species. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi where the only records obtained were from Nkhata Bay, but it may be more widespread. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species has been caught as deep as 70 m. It is a piscivore feeding mainly on cichlids. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Potential over-fishing by the commercial bottom trawlers. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Kasembe, J. 2006. Bathyclarias ilesi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012. |
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