Anaspidoglanis macrostomus
| Anaspidoglanis macrostomus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenoglanidinae |
| Genus: | Anaspidoglanis |
| Species: | A. macrostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaspidoglanis macrostomus (Pellegrin, 1909) | |
Anaspidoglanis macrostomus, the Flatnose catfish, is a species of claroteid catfish found in rivers in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and insect larvae. It grows to a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 inches) TL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Anaspidoglanis macrostomus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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