Freshwater
Bathyclarias nyasensis
Clariidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 100 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 21,000 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Occurs in open water and mainly filters zooplankton. Also feeds on small fishes and insect larvae. Forms groups when feeding on plankton and insect larvae. Sometimes feeds at the surface. It feeds on other fishes, but grain, insects (e.g. Corethra edulis) and small crustaceans have also been found in stomach contents. A female was caught at Nkhata Bay at between 20 and 50 m of depth.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bathyclarias ilesi
- Bathyclarias jacksoni
- Bathyclarias loweae
- Clarias nyasensis
- Dinotopterus ilesi
- Dinotopterus jacksoni
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