Leptoglanis xenognathus

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Leptoglanis xenognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Amphiliidae Subfamily: Leptoglanidinae Genus: Leptoglanis Boulenger, 1902 Species: L. xenognathus
Binomial name
Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger, 1902

Leptoglanis xenognathus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae, and is the only species of the genus Leptoglanis.^[1] This fish grows to about 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL and originates from the Congo River basin.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ 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. ^ "Leptoglanis xenognathus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.