| Family: |
Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
77 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 7,700.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: postcleithral process pointed (Ref. 75075). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits inshore areas of the lake down to 30 m depth and feeds mainly on crabs (Ref. 4967). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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