Bathyclarias nyasensis is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This species grows to a length of 100 cm SL (39.4 inches). This species is commercially caught for human consumption.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Bathyclarias |
| Species: | B. nyasensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bathyclarias ilesi Jackson, 1959 | |
References
edit- Kasembe, J. 2005. Bathyclarias nyasensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyclarias nyasensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Bathyclarias nyasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120690122A148676075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120690122A148676075.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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