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Diagnostic Description

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Description: toothplates on vomer and pterygoids of equal width; supraoccipital process narrowly contacting predorsal plate; maxillary barbel 1.4-2.6 times in standard length (Ref. 75075).
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Tobias Musschoot
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Trophic Strategy

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Most abundant at 80-120 m. Common at south end of Lake Tanganyika. Feeds on crabs, fish and carrion.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Most abundant at 80-120 m. Common at south end of Lake Tanganyika. Feeds on crabs, fish and carrion (Ref 4967).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Importance

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fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Bathybagrus stappersii

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Bathybagrus stappersii is a species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It grows to a length of 45.0 cm (17.7 inches) SL and is a component of local subsistence fisheries.

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Bathybagrus stappersii: Brief Summary

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Bathybagrus stappersii is a species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It grows to a length of 45.0 cm (17.7 inches) SL and is a component of local subsistence fisheries.

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