Bathyclarias foveolatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathyclarias foveolatus
Species Authority (Jackson, 1955)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Kasembe, J.
Evaluator/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 threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known to occur at Nkhata Bay, Likoma Island & the southeast & southwest arms of the Lake.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of

Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It only occurs in deep water (never shallower than 30 m) where it skulks among the rocks and mud at great depths. It is caught in the bottom few meshes of deep-set gill nets. Max. size: it is reported to grows to 70 cm or more.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Potential over-exploitation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Kasembe, J. 2006. Bathyclarias foveolatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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