Acanthocleithron chapini
| Acanthocleithron chapini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom, 1917 |
| Species: | A. chapini |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
Acanthocleithron chapini is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acanthocleithron of the family Mochokidae.[2] This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Ituri River and Congo River from Kisangani to Stanley Pool.[2] This oviparous fish reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[3]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Acanthocleithron chapini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- 1 2 Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Acanthocleithron chapini" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links
- Acanthocleithron chapini at DigiMorph: 3D visualizations of the head
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