Lake Rukwa suckermouth (Chiloglanis rukwaensis)

Scientific name: Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996

Lake Rukwa suckermouth (Chiloglanis rukwaensis)

The Lake Rukwa suckermouth (Chiloglanis rukwaensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mochokidae. Native range: Africa, Tanzania.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloglanis rukwaensis
Family
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Tanzania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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