| Acanthocleithron | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom, 1917 |
| Species: | A. chapini |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
Acanthocleithron chapini is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acanthocleithron of the family Mochokidae. This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Ituri River and Congo River from Kisangani to Stanley Pool. This oviparous fish reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.
References
- Moelants, T. (2010). "Acanthocleithron chapini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181877A7755028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181877A7755028.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthocleithron chapini". FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links
- Acanthocleithron chapini at DigiMorph: 3D visualizations of the head
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