Platyclarias machadoi

Platyclarias machadoi

Skull profile extremely flat

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Platyclarias machadoi is the only species in the genus Platyclarias of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. It originates from the upper Cuango River in Angola. It reaches up to 20.1 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. P. machadoi is easily identified among the clariids due to its extremely flattened head relative to other clariids.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Platyclarias
Maximum length: 20.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: upper Cuango (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 78218 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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