Bathyclarias worthingtoni

Bathyclarias worthingtoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Bathyclarias
Species:
B. worthingtoni
Binomial name
Bathyclarias worthingtoni
P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathyclarias gigas Jackson, 1959
  • Dinotopterus gigas Jackson, 1959
  • Dinotopterus worthingtoni Jackson, 1959

Bathyclarias worthingtoni is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This species grows to a length of 80 cm (31.5 in) SL. This species is commercially caught for human consumption.[2]

References

  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Bathyclarias worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60854A148662803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60854A148662803.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyclarias worthingtoni". FishBase. December 2011 version.


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