| Spatula-barbled catfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonemus |
| Species: | P. typus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906 |
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The spatula-barbled catfish (Phyllonemus typus) is a species of fish in the Claroteidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.