Dinotopterus cunningtoni
Dinotopterus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906
Also calledIkirorosinga (juvenile) (run) · Insinga (adults) (run) · Kirorosinga (juvenile) (swa) · Singa (swa) · Singa (adult) (swa) · keříčkovec Cunningtonův (ces) · Динотоптер (rus)
First described in: Boulenger, G. A. (1906). Fourth contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika.--Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the Third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1): 537-601, Pls. 30-41.
Dinotopterus cunningtoni is a species of catfish in the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is of importance in local commercial fisheries. It can reach up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) in standard length.
The genus Dinotopterus is currently considered monotypic, but formerly included several Lake Malawi species that now are placed in Bathyclarias.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342186.