Bathyclarias nyasensis

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.

Bathyclarias nyasensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Bathyclarias
Species:	B. nyasensis
Binomial name
Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)
Synonyms
Bathyclarias ilesi Jackson, 1959 Bathyclarias jacksoni (Greenwood, 1961) Bathyclarias loweae Jackson, 1959