Biology:Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

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Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Xenoclarias
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. 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60380/47185914. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Xenoclarias eupogon" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3236623 entry