Bathybagrus platycephalus
Chrysichthys platycephalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Claroteidae |
Genus: | Bathybagrus |
Species: | B. platycephalus |
Binomial name | |
Bathybagrus platycephalus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1936) | |
Bathybagrus platycephalus is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It grows to a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 inches) TL and is a component of local fisheries.
References
- Natakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Chrysichthys platycephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Bathybagrus platycephalus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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