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Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
Etymology: Bathybagrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande, usually 25 - 75 m (Ref. 36901). Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: known from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 36901, 75075, 78218), affluent rivers (Ref. 93972) and the Lower Malagarasi River (Ref. 54847).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3236)
Present on the bottom of deep water to 150 m but most common in sub-littoral areas; very common in deep water (Ref. 4967). Specialized toward a life on the sandy bottoms (Ref. 6770). Upstream spawning migrations have been reported (Ref. 78218, 93972). Omnivore (Ref. 78218). Feeds on small fishes (usually Lamprologus spp.), ostracods, and larvae of dragonflies (Ref. 6868, 36901).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Mo, T., 1991. Anatomy, relationships and systematics of the Bagridae (Teleostei: Siluroidei) with a hypothesis of siluroid phylogeny. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae 17. 216 p. (Ref. 55984)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00399 - 0.01990), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).