Kukumai

Kukumai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Chrysichthys
Species:
C. grandis
Binomial name
Chrysichthys grandis
Boulenger, 1917
Synonyms
  • Bathybagrus grandis (Boulenger, 1917)

The kukumai (Chrysichthys grandis) is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika along the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It reaches a length of 63 cm (25 in) TL and is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Natakimazi, G.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Chrysichthys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T60782A12397126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60782A12397126.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathybagrus grandis". FishBase. December 2011 version.