Belonoglanis

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Belonoglanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Subfamily: Doumeinae
Genus: Belonoglanis
Boulenger, 1902
Type species
Belonoglanis tenuis
Boulenger, 1902
Binomial name

Belonoglanis brieni
Poll, 1959
Belonoglanis tenuis
Boulenger, 1902

Belonoglanis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.[1] Both species occur in the Congo River basin.[1] B. brieni grows to 5.0 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2] B. tenuis grows to 17.2 cm (6.8&nbspin) TL.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
  2. ^ "Belonoglanis brieni". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  3. ^ "Belonoglanis tenuis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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