Lake Victoria deepwater catfish
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| Lake Victoria deepwater catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Xenoclarias Greenwood, 1958 |
| Species: | X. eupogon
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman, 1928)
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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.[1] This species is endemic to Lake Victoria, and is found in deeper areas of the lake, from 12 to 20 metres (39–66 ft).[2] 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.[2] This species grows to about 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.[2]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Xenoclarias eupogon" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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