Clariidae

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.