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 known only from its type locality of Sanaga River Basin in Cameroon.[1] It reaches a length of about 17.2 centimetres (6.8 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01418p300.pdf. 
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Platyglanis depierrei" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.