Acanthocleithron chapini

Acanthocleithron chapini

A genus with one species in the Congo Ituri rivers

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthocleithron chapini is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acanthocleithron of the family Mochokidae. This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Ituri River and Congo River from Kisangani to Stanley Pool.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Acanthocleithron
Maximum length: 5.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool), middle Congo River and Ituri River in Democratic Republic of the Congo; only specimens from the latter locality may truely be this species (Ref. 78218 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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