Biology:Congoglanis alula

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Congoglanis alula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Congoglanis
Species:
C. alula
Binomial name
Congoglanis alula
(Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Synonyms

Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917

Congoglanis alula is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly in Zambia. It reaches lengths up to 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Congoglanis alula" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  • Ferraris, C.J. Jr., Vari, R.P. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): A new genus of African loach catfish (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Congo River basin, the sister-group to all other genera of the Doumeinae, with the description of two new species. Copeia, 2011: 477–489.

Wikidata ☰ Q3764897 entry