Platyglanis depierrei
| Platyglanis depierrei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenoglanidinae |
| Genus: | Platyglanis Daget, 1979 |
| Species: | P. depierrei |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyglanis depierrei Daget, 1979 | |
Platyglanis depierrei is the only species in the genus Platyglanis of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Claroteidae.[1] This species is endemic to Cameroon where it is known only from its type locality of the Sanaga River Basin.[1] It reaches a length of about 17.2 centimetres (6.8 in) SL.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ferraris, Carl J., Jr.; Miya, M; Azuma, Y; Nishida, M (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). "Platyglanis depierrei" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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