Lake Victoria deepwater catfish
| Lake Victoria deepwater catfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Xenoclarias Greenwood, 1958 |
| Species: | X. eupogon
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman, 1928)
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The Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. This species is endemic to Lake Victoria, and is found in deeper areas of the lake, from 12 to 20 metres (39–66 ft).[2] This species is threatened with extinction or may already be extinct due to predation by the introduced Nile perch as well as other recent ecological changes.[2] This species grows to about 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.[2]
References
- ^ FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Xenoclarias eupogon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T60380A47185914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60380A47185914.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenoclarias eupogon". FishBase. December 2011 version.