| Family: |
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi (Nyasa). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits lake bottom below 70 m. Feeds on worms (Ref. 4967). Coloration of live fishes is unknown. Dark to blackish coloration of gill filaments and suprabranchial organ is characteristic of this species (Ref. 78218). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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