Bathybagrus tetranema Bailey & Stewart, 1984 |
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FAO |
Family: | Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes), subfamily: Claroteinae | |||
Max. size: | 17 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | Africa: known only from the Zambian waters of Lake Tanganyika. | |||
Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: eye subcutaneous; nasal and inner mandibular barbels absent (Ref. 75075). | |||
Biology: | Inhabit lakes 40 to 80 m deep but not deeper (Ref. 4967). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |