| Taxon | Bathyclarias |
|---|---|
| Authority | P. B. N. Jackson, 1959 |
| Type species | Clarias longibarbis |
| Type species authority | Worthington, 1933 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | See text. |
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:[2]
- 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
References
- ^ 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. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00687.x
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