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Clariidae
Platyallabes tihoni
Platyallabes tihoni
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
LargePlatyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. This species is found in the Malebo Pool. P. tihoni has a body plan that is intermediate to the generalized, fusiform (torpedo-shaped) type such as Clarias species and the anguilliform (eel-shaped) type such as Gymnallabes.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Platyallabes
- Maximum length
- 52.8 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: lower Congo River basin, Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) (Ref. 78218 ) and the lower reaches of the Middle Congo River, just upstream of Pool Malebo (Ref. 104438 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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