Bathyclarias nyasensis 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 100 cm SL (39.4 inches). This species is commercially caught for human consumption.
Bathyclarias nyasensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Bathyclarias |
Species: | B. nyasensis |
Binomial name | |
Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933) | |
Synonyms | |
Bathyclarias ilesi Jackson, 1959 |
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