Bathyclarias rotundifrons Jackson, 1959
Bathyclarias rotundifrons
photo by FAO

Family:  Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Max. size:  68.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater,
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit the lake bottom down to about 75 m. (Ref 4967). Sometimes caught at deep regions. A piscivore (Ref. 5595, 78218). Found in more than 40 m of depth over rocky substrates interspersed with areas of sand (Ref. 78218).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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