Bathyclarias rotundifrons
Bathyclarias rotundifrons 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 68.1 cm TL (26.8 inches). This species is commercially caught for human consumption.
| Bathyclarias rotundifrons | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Bathyclarias |
| Species: | B. rotundifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathyclarias rotundifrons P. B. N. Jackson, 1959 | |
References
- Kasembe, J. 2005. Bathyclarias rotundifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Bathyclarias rotundifrons" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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