Kampoyo

A nocturnal predator, it feeds largely on smaller demersal Malawi Cichlids.

The Kampoyo lives in the demersal, freshwater, depth range 0 - 60 m environment.

The kampango or kampoyo, Bagrus meridionalis, is a large, territorial and predatory catfish endemic to Lake Malawi, occurring from the lower reaches of rivers to the deepest habitable parts of the lake. A nocturnal predator, it feeds largely on smaller demersal Malawi Cichlids. More

Common names

Kampango in Nyanja
Kampango in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Kampoyo in English
Kampoyo in Nyanja
Kansosole in Chiyao
Kansosolo in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Kayendeyende in Nyanja
Mbufu in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mbuvu in Chitonga
Mbuvu in Chitumbuka
Mbuvu in Kiswahili
Mbuvu in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mbuvu in Tumbuka
Ntungamba in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Ntungumba in Kiswahili
南鱨 in Mandarin Chinese
南鲿 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Bagridae
Genus : Bagrus
Species : Bagrus meridionalis
Authority : G