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Mochokidae
Chiloglanis batesii
Chiloglanis batesii
Mochokid Fish from the Niger Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
SmallChiloglanis batesii is a species of upside-down catfish found widely in Western and Central Africa. This species grows to a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) TL. Chiloglanis batesii ( fish species) CLASSIFICATION / Name Actinopterygii (ray- finned fishes) Siluriformes (catfish) Mochokidal (squeakers or upside down cat fishes) Scientific name: Chiloglanis batesii Common name: Sucker mouth catfish (Rapid catfish). Environment: Fresh water; blackish, benthopelagic( deep range).
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Genus
- Chiloglanis
- Maximum length
- 4 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Niger basin (Ref. 57223 , 81251 ), Oshun, Osse, Cross (Ref. 57223 ), headwaters of the Chad basin (Ref. 57223 , 81251 ), and almost every river basin in Cameroon except the Ndian and Nyong; absent west of the Niger (Ref. 81251 ). Probably absent from the Congo basin where C. micropogon is found (see Ref. 87986 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
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