Chiloglanis emarginatus

Chiloglanis emarginatus, the Phongolo suckermouth, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Pongola, Komati, Pungwe and the middle to lower Zambezi Rivers. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This fish is of minor importance in local fisheries.[2]

Chiloglanis emarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species:
C. emarginatus
Binomial name
Chiloglanis emarginatus
Jubb & Le Roux, 1969

References

  1. Roux, F. & Hoffman, A. 2018. Chiloglanis emarginatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T63366A100194297. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63366A100194297.en. Downloaded on 25 December 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Chiloglanis emarginatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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