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Bathybagrus

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Bathybagrus is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa where they are only found in Lake Tanganyika.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyClaroteidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded747

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Claroteidae
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taxon name
Bathybagrus
taxon rank
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Bathybagrus is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa where they are only found in Lake Tanganyika.

==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Bathybagrus grandis (Boulenger, 1917) (Kukumai) Bathybagrus graueri (Steindachner, 1911) Bathybagrus platycephalus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) Bathybagrus sianenna (Boulenger, 1906) Bathybagrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1917) Bathybagrus tetranema R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984

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