Bathybagrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1917)

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Bathybagrus stappersii : Mo, 1991 : 151Anatomy and systematics of Bagridae (Teleostei) and siluroid phylogeny. | Seegers, 2008 a : 61, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance..
Chrysichthys stappersii : Boulenger, 1917 b : 366 (senior synonym)Descriptions of new fishes from Lake Tanganika forming part of the collection made by the late Dr. L. Stappers for the Belgian Government. | Boulenger, 1920 b : 40 (senior synonym)Poissons de la mission Stappers 1911-1913 pour l'exploration hydrographique et biologique des lacs Tanganika et Moéro. | Cunnington, 1920 : 526 (senior synonym)The fauna of the African lakes : a study in comparative limnology with special reference to Tanganyika. | Pellegrin, 1927 l : 427 (senior synonym)Les silurides du bassin du Congo. | Worthington & Ricardo, 1936 b : 1094 (senior synonym)The fish of Lake Tanganyika (other than Cichlidae). | David & Poll, 1937 : 266 (senior synonym)Contribution à la faune ichthyologique du Congo belge : collections du Dr. H. Schouteden (1924-1926) et d'autres récolteurs. | Poll, 1946 : 211, fig. 18-19 (senior synonym)Révision de la faune ichthyologique du lac Tanganika. | Poll, 1953 a : 125 (senior synonym)Poissons non Cichlidae. Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946-1947). | Badenhuizen, 1965 : 33 (senior synonym)Lufuby River. Research Notes. | Coulter, 1966 b : 34 (senior synonym)The deep benthic fishes at the South of Lake Tanganyika with special reference to distribution and feeding in Bathybates species, Hemibates stenosoma and Chrysichthys species. | Jayaram, 1966 : 1082 (senior synonym)Contributions to the study of the fishes of the family Bagridae. A systematic account of the African genera with a new classification of the family. | Bell-Cross & Kaoma, 1971 : 235 (senior synonym)Additions and amendments to the checklist of the fishes of Zambia. 3. | Kawabata, 1975 : 27 (senior synonym)Fish community near Mukuyu, the East Coast of Lake Tanganyika. | Lowe-Mcconnell, 1975 : 151 (senior synonym)Fish communities in tropical freshwaters. Their distribution, ecology and evolution. | Bailey & Stewart, 1984 : 6, 7-8 (misspelling: C. stappersi) (senior synonym)Bagrid catfishes from Lake Tanganyika with a key and descriptions of new taxa. | Risch, 1986 : 26 (senior synonym)31. Bagridae. | Burgess, 1989 : 67 (senior synonym)An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. | Eccles, 1992 : 59, fig. (senior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. | Ferraris, 2007 : 159 (senior synonym)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. | Hardman, 2008 a : 45, fig. 5 (senior synonym)A new species of catfish genus Chrysichthys from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Claroteidae)..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Colour pattern : Seegers, 2008 .
Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is the most abundant benthic fish in the south. It does not appear to be equally distributed around the lake .
Food habits : feeds on crabs, fish and carrion .
Food habits_references : Eccles, 1992 .
Habitat / home range : a lacustrine benthic species found on muddy substrates between 20-50 m but it has been recorded at depths of up to 100 m .
Morphology / anatomy : Seegers, 2008 .
Size : 450 mm SL .
Types :
- Chrysichthys stappersii Boulenger, 1917 b: 366. Type locality: "Kilewa Bay", Lake Tanganyika. Holotype MRAC n° 14.236.