Bathybagrus platycephalus

Chrysichthys platycephalus
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.

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