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Bagrus meridionalis

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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.

Species

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderSiluriformes
  4. FamilyBagridae
Habitatfreshwater

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Bagrus
Image
Catfish in Lake Malawi.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Critically Endangered
taxon name
Bagrus meridionalis
taxon common name
Kampango
Commons category
Bagrus meridionalis
short name
B. meridionalis
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