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| Scientific Name | Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933) |
| Common Name(s) | Sapuwa |
| Type Locality | Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], se. Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Clarias nyasensis, Dinotopterus nyasensis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1000mm (39.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | B. nyasensis can be distinguished from the other species of Bathyclarias by having all of the following characters (adapted from Greenwood, 1961: 230): 1. Gill rakers long, length of longest gill raker (on outer arch) divided by length of longest gill filament = 0.7-1.0; 2. Body relatively slender; 3. Maxillary barbel contained 1.8-2.2 times in head length. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. African Waters  , Zambesi, Malawi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Occurs in open water and mainly filters zooplankton. Also feeds on small fishes and insect larvae. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pt. 2 308 Fig. 9 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 26 09:15 (species record created: 2004 Apr 04 00:00) |
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