Bathyclarias worthingtoni Jackson, 1959

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Bathyclarias worthingtoni : Jackson, 1959 b : 123, fig. 6Revision of the clariid catfishes of Nyasaland, with a description of a new genus and seven new species. | Jackson, 1961 a : 554Check-list of the fishes of Nyasaland. | Nsiku, 1999 : 75, 188Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. | Agnèse & Teugels, 2001 b : 684, 685The Bathyclarias-Clarias species flock. A new model to understand rapid speciation in African Great lakes. | 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. | Ferraris, 2007 : 136Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. | Seegers, 2008 a : 225, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. | Wright, 2017 : 802, 803A new diminutive genus and species of catfish from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Clariidae)..
Dinotopterus worthingtoni : Greenwood, 1961 : 227 (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, 1983 a : 14 (senior synonym)La structure de la nageoire adipeuse dans les genres Dinotopterus, Heterobranchus et Clarias (Pisces, Siluriformes, Clariidae). | Teugels, 1983 b : 25 (senior synonym)Notes on the status of Clarias ngamensis Castelnau 1861, C. mellandi Boulenger, 1905, C. prentissgrayi (Fowler, 1930) and C. lamottei Daget & Planquette, 1967 (Pisces, Clariidae) with the rehabilitation of Dinotopteroides Fowler, 1930 as a subgenus of Cla | Teugels, 1986 a : 97 (senior synonym)34. Clariidae. | Burgess, 1989 : 146 (senior synonym)An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. | Eccles, 1992 : 67, 124, fig. (senior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania..
Dinotopterus gigas : Greenwood, 1961 : 227 (junior 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 : 96 (junior synonym)34. Clariidae. | Burgess, 1989 : 146 (junior synonym)An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. | Eccles, 1992 : 67, 124, fig. (junior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. | Ferraris, 2007 : 149 (junior synonym)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types..
Bathyclarias gigas : Jackson, 1961 a : 555 (junior synonym)Check-list of the fishes of Nyasaland. | Anseaume & Teugels, 1999 : 418 (junior synonym)On the rehabilitation of the clariid catfish genus Bathyclarias endemic to the East African Rift Lake Malawi. | Nsiku, 1999 : 75, 188 (junior synonym)Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. | Agnèse & Teugels, 2001 b : 684, 685 (junior synonym)The Bathyclarias-Clarias species flock. A new model to understand rapid speciation in African Great lakes. | Teugels & Adriaens, 2003 : 474 (junior synonym)Chapter 16. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Clariidae. An overview. | Snoeks, 2004 : 24 (synonym of Bathyclarias worthingtoni) (junior synonym)The non-cichlid fishes of the Lake Malawi system: a compilation. | Seegers, 2008 a : 223, fig. (junior synonym)The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. | Wright, 2017 : 802, 803 (junior synonym)A new diminutive genus and species of catfish from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Clariidae)..

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Common names : Bombe / Nkopora (Nyanja: Malawi), Bombe / Nkanda / Nkopora (Swahili: Tanzania), Mbumbu (Tumbuka: Malawi) .
Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Malawi .
Food habits : feeds mainly on crabs, occasionally on fishes .
Food habits_references : Seegers, 2008 .
Habitat / home range : prefers rocky habitats. Occurs down to a depth of at least 40 m, though juveniles are frequently found among rocks in very shallow water .
Morphology / anatomy : Seegers, 2008 .
Phylogeny : Wright, 2017 .
Size : 1350 mm TL .
Types :
- Bathyclarias gigas Jackson, 1959 b: 125, fig. 7. Type locality: "Lake Nyasa". Holotype BMNH n° 1960.2.29: 35.
- Bathyclarias worthingtoni Jackson, 1959 b: 123, fig. 6. Type locality: "Nkata Bay, Lake Nyasa". Holotype BMNH n° 1960.2.29: 18, paratypes (2) BMNH n° 1960.2.29: 33-34.
Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .