Bagrus meridionalis Günther, 1894
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The kampango or kampoyo (Bagrus meridionalis) is a critically endangered species of large and predatory bagrid catfish that is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in Africa. It prefers areas near rocks in water shallower than 50 m (160 ft), but it also occurs deeper (not beyond the oxygen limit) and over a sandy or muddy bottom.
Wikipedia contributors, Kampango; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:41.569552+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bagrus meridionalis Günther, 1894
- Name authority
- Günther, 1894
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Bagrus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
- genusBagrus Bosc, 1816
- speciesBagrus meridionalis Günther, 1894
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bagrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bagrus tucumanus Burmeister, 1861 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus filamentosus Pellegrin, 1924 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus caeruleus Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus orientalis Boulenger, 1902 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus lubosicus Lönnberg, 1924 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus degeni Boulenger, 1906 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus ubangensis Boulenger, 1902 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrus urostigma Vinciguerra, 1895 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Porcus meridionalis (Günther, 1894) (Günther, 1894) | synonym |
| Bagrus meriodinalis Günther, 1894 Günther, 1894 | synonym |
| Bagrus meridinalis Günther, 1894 Günther, 1894 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1894). Second report on the reptiles, batrachians, and fishes transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C. B., from British Central Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1893 (pt 4): 616–628, Pls. 53–57. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WBBP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.