Lake Rukwa suckermouth

Lake Rukwa suckermouth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: C. rukwaensis
Binomial name
Chiloglanis rukwaensis
Seegers, 1996

The Lake Rukwa suckermouth (Chiloglanis rukwaensis) is a species of upside-down catfish native to Tanzania and Zambia where it is found in the Lake Rukwa drainage. This species grows to a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. (2006). "Chiloglanis rukwaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chiloglanis rukwaensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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