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Bathyclarias atribranchus (Greenwood, 1961) |
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Recherche rapide |
- Bathyclarias atribranchus :
Teugels & Adriaens, 2003 : 474Chapter 16. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Clariidae. An overview.
| Snoeks, 2004 : 24The non-cichlid fishes of the Lake Malawi system: a compilation..
- Dinotopterus atribranchus :
Greenwood, 1961 : 228 (senior synonym)A revision of the genus Dinotopterus Boulenger (Pisces, Clariidae) with notes on the comparative anatomy of the supra branchial organs in the Clariidae.
| Teugels, 1986 a : 95 (senior synonym)34. Clariidae.
| Burgess, 1989 : 146 (senior synonym)An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes.
| Eccles, 1992 : 66, 124 (senior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania.
| Ferraris, 2007 : 149 (senior synonym)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.
| Seegers, 2008 a : 222 (senior synonym)The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance..
Attributs
- DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
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Colour pattern :
Seegers, 2008
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Common names :
Mbumbu (Tumbuka: Malawi)
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Current distribution known :
endemic to Lake Malawi
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Food habits :
predatory, mainly feeding on fish and oligochaete worms
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Habitat / home range :
common in deep water (more than 50 m depth), and large individuals are mostly caught in waters more than 100 m deep
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Morphology / anatomy :
Seegers, 2008
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Size :
600 mm TL
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Types :
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Dinotopterus atribranchus Greenwood, 1961: 228. Type locality: "Lake Nyasa". Holotype BMNH n° 1960.2.29: 17.
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