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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Bathyclarias: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, clarias, -a, -um = shining (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3820)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabit the lake bottom down to about 75 m. (Ref 4967). Sometimes caught at deep regions. A piscivore (Ref. 5595, 78218). Found in more than 40 m of depth over rocky substrates interspersed with areas of sand (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Teugels, G.G., 1986. Clariidae. p. 66-101. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3820)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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