Dinotopterus
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]
| Dinotopterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Dinotopterus Boulenger, 1906 |
| Species: | D. cunningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinotopterus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906 | |
The genus Dinotopterus is currently considered monotypic, but formerly included several Lake Malawi species that now are placed in Bathyclarias.[3]
References
- Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Dinotopterus cunningtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Dinotopterus cunningtoni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 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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