Bathyclarias Explained

Bathyclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa.^[1] Several are components of local commercial fisheries.

Species

There are currently contains eight recognized species:

• Bathyclarias atribranchus (Greenwood, 1961)
• Bathyclarias eurydon P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
• Bathyclarias filicibarbis P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
• Bathyclarias foveolatus (P. B. N. Jackson, 1955)
• Bathyclarias longibarbis (Worthington, 1933)
• Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)
• Bathyclarias rotundifrons P. B. N. Jackson, 1959
• Bathyclarias worthingtoni P. B. N. Jackson, 1959

Notes and References

1. Anseaume, L.; and G.G. Teugels (1999). On the rehabilitation of the clariid catfish genus Bathyclarias endemic to the East African Rift Lake Malawi. Fish Biology 55(2): 405–419.