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Bagrus meridionalis (Kampoyo)

Synonyms: Bagrus meridinalis; Bagrus meriodinalis; Porcus meridionalis
Language: Chitonga; Chitumbuka; Chiyao; Kiswahili; Mandarin Chinese; Nyanja; Swahili; Tumbuka

Wikipedia Abstract

The kampango or kampoyo (Bagrus meridionalis) is a large, territorial and predatory bagrid catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, occurring from the lower reaches of rivers to the deepest habitable parts of the lake. It is inquisitive and will approach divers entering its territory, particularly when breeding. Kampango are highly prized as an eating fish, and are caught using nets and more commonly line caught, mainly in deep water around Cape Maclear, Salima, Mbenje Island, and Nkhata Bay.
View Wikipedia Record: Bagrus meridionalis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bagrus meridionalis

Prey / Diet

Predators

Iodotropheus sprengerae (Lavender mbuna)[1]
Labeotropheus fuelleborni (Blue mbuna)[1]
Melanochromis vermivorus (Purple mbuna)[1]
Protomelas taeniolatus (Spindle hap)[1]
Pseudotropheus crabro (Zebra cichlid)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthogyrus tilapiae[1]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0