Bathybagrus platycephalus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
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 Family:  Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes), subfamily: Claroteinae
 Max. size:  22 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984).
 Diagnosis:  Description: no well-developed post-cleithral process; upper and lower jaw equal in length; toothplates on vomer and pterygoids of equal width (Ref. 75075).
 Biology:  Inhabits lake Tanganyika at 20 to 110 m deep (Ref. 4967).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 14.04.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.04.09
 Checked by: Boden, Gert - 18.03.08

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