Bathyclarias nyasensis

Bathyclarias nyasensis

A meter long body feeding on plankton and fry

Tropical
Local endemic species
Single-lake endemic
Freshwater fish
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

Bathyclarias nyasensis is a freshwater fish living in lakes. One feature is particularly easy to remember: A meter long body feeding on plankton and fry.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Bathyclarias
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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