Biology:Kukumai

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Short description: Species of fish

Kukumai
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Bathybagrus
Species:
B. grandis
Binomial name
Bathybagrus grandis
(Boulenger, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Chrysichthys grandis Boulenger, 1917

The kukumai (Bathybagrus grandis) is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika along the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It reaches a length of 63 cm (24.8 inches) TL and is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3318856 entry