Chiloglanis emarginatus (original) (raw)

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Species of fish

Chiloglanis emarginatus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: C. emarginatus
Binomial name
Chiloglanis emarginatusJubb & Le Roux, 1969

Chiloglanis emarginatus, the Phongolo suckermouth, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Pongola, Komati, Pungwe and the middle to lower Zambezi Rivers. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This fish is of minor importance in local fisheries.[2]

  1. ^ Roux, F.; Hoffman, A. (2018). "Chiloglanis emarginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T63366A100194297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63366A100194297.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chiloglanis emarginatus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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