Also known as Bagrus meridionalis
The kampango or kampoyo (Bagrus meridionalis) is a critically endangered species of large and predatory bagrid catfish that is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in Africa. It prefers areas near rocks in water shallower than , but it also occurs deeper (not beyond the oxygen limit) and over a sandy or muddy bottom.
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南鱨，為輻鰭魚綱鯰形目鱨科的其中一種，為熱帶淡水魚類，棲息深度0-60公尺，分布於非洲馬拉威湖流域，體長可達150公分，棲息在湖泊底中層水域，以魚類為食，生活習性不明，可做為食用魚及觀賞魚。
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The kampango or kampoyo (Bagrus meridionalis) is a critically endangered species of large and predatory bagrid catfish that is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in Africa. It prefers areas near rocks in water shallower than , but it also occurs deeper (not beyond the oxygen limit) and over a sandy or muddy bottom.
==Appearance and behavior== The kampango is among the largest fish in the Lake Malawi basin, reaching up to about long, or possibly even . A common length is around and females are typically larger than males. Adults are overall blackish, while young are grey with dark spots. During the day kampangos hide in caves, but around dusk or dawn they hunt and eat their prey, primarily cichlids.
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