Bathyclarias rotundifrons Jackson, 1959
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
Bathyclarias rotundifrons is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This species grows to a length of 68.1 cm (26.8 in) TL. This species is commercially caught for human consumption.
Wikipedia contributors, Bathyclarias rotundifrons; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:05.233473+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathyclarias rotundifrons Jackson, 1959
- Name authority
- Jackson, 1959
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Bathyclarias
- 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
- familyClariidae Bonaparte, 1845
- genusBathyclarias Jackson, 1959
- speciesBathyclarias rotundifrons Jackson, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathyclarias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathyclarias atribranchus (Greenwood, 1961) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyclarias filicibarbis Jackson, 1959 | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyclarias nyasensis (Worthington, 1933) | ClariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyclarias worthingtoni Jackson, 1959 | ClariidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dinotopterus rotundifrons (Jackson, 1959) (Jackson, 1959) | 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.
- Jackson, P. B. N. (1959). Revision of the clariid catfishes of Nyasaland, with a description of a new genus and seven new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 132 (pt 1): 109–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1959.tb05517.x 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:KWRC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.