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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. A nocturnal predator, it feeds largely on smaller demersal Malawi Cichlids. Juveniles mainly feed on trophic eggs released by the female, and when slightly older, the male helps the young in searching for invertebrates in and around the nesting site, which both parents will defend. Some cichlid species release their young on the perimeter of the kampango nest site, which are then afforded protection from other...
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