Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon)

Scientific name: Xenoclarias eupogon Norman, 1928

Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon)

The Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon) is a freshwater fish of the family Clariidae. Native range: Africa, deeper waters of Lake Victoria.

Biology

Inhabits deeper areas of the lake (12 to 20 m.). Xenoclarias eupogon is an endemic species of Lake Victoria that is threatened with extinction or has already disappeared due to predation by Nile perch and other recent ecological impacts.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xenoclarias eupogon
Family
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: deeper waters of Lake Victoria.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcde)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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