Dinotopterus
| Dinotopterus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Dinotopterus Boulenger, 1906 |
| Species: | D. cunningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinotopterus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906 | |
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]
References
- 1 2 Mabo, L. (2025). "Dinotopterus cunningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60779A47214860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60779A47214860.en. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dinotopterus cunningtoni". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Anseaume, L. and G.G. Teugels (1999). "On the rehabilitation of the clariid catfish genus Bathyclarias endemic to the East African Rift Lake Malawi". Fish Biology. 55 (2): 405–419. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00687.x.