Bathybagrus sianenna

Bathybagrus sianenna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Bathybagrus
Species: B. sianenna
Binomial name
Bathybagrus sianenna
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms

Chrysichthys sianenna Boulenger, 1906

Bathybagrus sianenna is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.[1] It grows to a length of 23.0 cm (9.1 inches) SL and is a component of local subsistence fisheries.

References

  1. Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Bathybagrus sianenna. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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