Platyallabes tihoni
| Platyallabes tihoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Platyallabes Poll, 1977 |
| Species: | P. tihoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnallabes tihoni Poll, 1944 | |
Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae.[1] This species is found in the Malebo Pool.[1] P. tihoni has a body plan that is intermediate to the generalized, fusiform (torpedo-shaped) type such as Clarias species and the anguilliform (eel-shaped) type such as Gymnallabes.[2] This species is known to grow up to 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in) TL.[3]
References
- 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.
- ↑ Devaere, Stijn; Adriaens, Dominique; Teugels, Guy G.; Verraes, Walter (2005). "Morphology and spatial constraints in a dorso-ventrally flattened skull, with a revised species description of Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944)". Journal of Natural History 39 (19): 1653–1673. doi:10.1080/00222930400020103.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Platyallabes tihoni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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