Chiloglanis emarginatus

Chiloglanis emarginatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: C. emarginatus
Binomial name
Chiloglanis emarginatus
Jubb & Le Roux, 1969

Chiloglanis emarginatus, the Phongolo suckermout, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Pongola, Komati, Pungwe and the middle to lower Zambezi Rivers. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This fish is of minor importance in local fisheries.[2]

References

  1. Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J. 2007. Chiloglanis emarginatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 April 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Chiloglanis emarginatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

External links

Data related to Chiloglanis emarginatus at Wikispecies