Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

Taxobox
name = Lake Victoria deepwater catfish


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Clariidae
genus = "Xenoclarias"
species = "X. eupogon"
binomial = "Xenoclarias eupogon"
binomial_authority = (Norman, 1928)
synonyms = "Xenoclarias holobranchus"
Greenwood, 1958The Lake Victoria deepwater catfish ("Xenoclarias eupogon") is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. It is monotypic within the genus "Xenoclarias".Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60380/all Xenoclarias eupogon] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 05 August 2007.] This species is endemic to Lake Victoria, and is found in deeper areas of the lake, from 12–20 metres (39–66 ft).FishBase species|genus=Xenoclarias|species=eupogon|year=2008|month=Jan] This species is threatened with extinction or has already disappeared due to predation by the introduced species Nile Perch as well as other recent ecological impacts. This species grows to about 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

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