Dinotopterus

Dinotopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Dinotopterus
Boulenger, 1906
Species:
D. cunningtoni
Binomial name
Dinotopterus cunningtoni
Boulenger, 1906

Dinotopterus cunningtoni is a species of catfish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] It is of importance in local commercial fisheries. It can reach up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) in standard length.[2]

The genus Dinotopterus is currently considered monotypic, but formerly included several Lake Malawi species that now are placed in Bathyclarias.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Dinotopterus cunningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60779A12396663. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60779A12396663.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dinotopterus cunningtoni". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. ^ Anseaume, L.; and G.G. Teugels (1999). On the rehabilitation of the clariid catfish genus Bathyclarias endemic to the East African Rift Lake Malawi. Fish Biology 55(2): 405–419. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00687.x


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