All FishesClariidaeBathyclarias  |  | 

Hop to next section All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name Bathyclarias ilesi  Jackson, 1959
Common Name
Type Locality Nkata Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
Pronunciation bath ee klar ee ass.
Etymology From the Greek bathys meaning deep and clarias also from the Greek chlaros, meaning lively; in reference to the ability of clarias to live for long periods out of water. 
Hop to next section Species Information
Identification The small, laterally placed eyes that bulge out from the outline of the head is a key characteristic for distinguishing Bathyclarias from Clarias.
Sexing The genital papilla, which is to the right of the anus as you look at the fish with its head to the left, is elongated and pointed in males while it is round and relatively larger (and larger than the anus) in females. In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
Hop to next section Habitat Information
IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
Hop to next section Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Hop to next section Further Information
Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 132 (pt 1), pp 116, Fig. 2.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list.
There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars!
There is no record of this fish being seen.
Forum BBCode
Look up PlanetCatfish.com Look up B. ilesi on PlanetCatfish.com
Look up on Fishbase Look up B. ilesi on Fishbase
Look up on Encyclopedia of Life Look up B. ilesi on Encyclopedia of Life
Look up on Global Biodiversity Information Facility Look up B. ilesi on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Bathyclarias ilesi QR code LFS label creator
Last Update 2019 Aug 10 06:14 (species record created: 2019 Aug 09 12:02)