Dinotopterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Dinotopterus Boulenger, 1906 |
Species: | D. cunningtoni
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Binomial name | |
Dinotopterus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906
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Dinotopterus cunningtoni is a species of catfish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] It is of importance in local commercial fisheries. It can reach up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) in standard length.[2]
The genus Dinotopterus is currently considered monotypic, but formerly included several Lake Malawi species that now are placed in Bathyclarias.[3]