Short barbelled suckermouth (Chiloglanis brevibarbis)

Scientific name: Chiloglanis brevibarbis Boulenger, 1902

Short barbelled suckermouth (Chiloglanis brevibarbis)

The Short barbelled suckermouth (Chiloglanis brevibarbis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mochokidae. Native range: Africa, Athi River and Tana System in Kenya.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloglanis brevibarbis
Family
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Athi River and Tana System in Kenya.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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