Lowveld suckermouth
| Lowveld suckermouth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Chiloglanis |
| Species: | C. swierstrai |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiloglanis swierstrai van der Horst, 1931 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
|
Chiloglanis engiops Crass, 1960 | |
The lowveld suckermouth (Chiloglanis swierstrai) is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Limpopo, Pongola and Komati Rivers. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.[2]
References
- 1 2 R. Bills, J. Engelbrecht, B. E. Marshall & J. Cambray (2007). "Chiloglanis swierstrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chiloglanis swierstrai" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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