Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus:
Greenwood, 1958
Species:
X. eupogon
Binomial name
Xenoclarias eupogon
(Norman, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958

The Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. It is monotypic within the genus Xenoclarias.[1] 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

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenoclarias eupogon". FishBase. December 2011 version.


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