| Chrysichthys platycephalus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Bathybagrus |
| Species: | B. platycephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathybagrus platycephalus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1936) | |
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Bathybagrus platycephalus is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It grows to a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 inches) TL and is a component of local fisheries.
References
- Natakimazi, G.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Chrysichthys platycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60784A12397447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60784A12397447.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathybagrus platycephalus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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| Bathybagrus platycephalus | |
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