Bagrus meridionalis • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Bagrus meridionalis** Günther, 1894
Common Name(s)	Kampango (English, Malawian), Kampango Cat
Type Locality	Upper Shiré River, central Africa
Synonym(s)	Porcus meridionalis
Pronunciation	BAG russ
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.).
Species Information
Size	1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature this fish feeds on small cichlids at night.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.1893 (pt 4) - pp626
Registered Keepers	(1) arapaima, (2) Norbert, (3) sarahswank, who also notes: "Very active species compared to a Channel Catfish. It is easily bullied by the channel, but much quicker despite being about the same size.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Bagrus meridionalis Günther, 1894

Common Name(s)

Kampango (English, Malawian), Kampango Cat

Type Locality

Upper Shiré River, central Africa

Synonym(s)

Porcus meridionalis

Pronunciation

BAG russ

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.).

Species Information

Size

1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

In nature this fish feeds on small cichlids at night.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.1893 (pt 4) - pp626

Registered Keepers

(1) arapaima, (2) Norbert, (3) sarahswank, who also notes: "Very active species compared to a Channel Catfish. It is easily bullied by the channel, but much quicker despite being about the same size.".

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.