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Lake Victoria deepwater catfish

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Lake Victoria deepwater catfish
Conservation status

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Xenoclarias
Greenwood, 1958
Species: X. eupogon
Binomial name
Xenoclarias eupogon
(Norman, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958

The Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. It is monotypic within the genus Xenoclarias. This species is endemic to Lake Victoria, and is found in deeper areas of the lake, from 12 to 20 metres (39–66 ft). This species is threatened with extinction or may already be extinct due to predation by the introduced Nile perch as well as other recent ecological changes. This species grows to about 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.

References

  1. ^ FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Xenoclarias eupogon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60380A47185914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60380A47185914.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenoclarias eupogon". FishBase. December 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Xenoclarias eupogon


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