Flatnose catfish

Notoglanidium macrostoma

Stream Fish Feeding on Insects

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Notoglanidium macrostoma, also called the flatnose catfish and dwarf giraffe catfish is a species of claroteid catfish found in rivers in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and insect larvae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Notoglanidium
Maximum length: 28.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Lower Guinea river basins, from Sanaga River in Cameroon to Chiloango in Angola (Ref. 81642 , 94168 ). Also in the northern half of the Congo River basin (Ref. 94168 ), including the Dja in Cameroon (Ref. 27938 ), Sangha in Congo Republic (Ref. 94168 ) and the middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 27938 , 94168 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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