Citharinus citharus | |
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Representation of the fish | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Citharinidae |
Genus: | Citharinus |
Species: | C. citharus |
Binomial name | |
Citharinus citharus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) |
Citharinus citharus, commonly called moonfish or mleke, is a species of lutefish from tropical Africa.
Subspecies
- Citharinus citharus citharus nominate subspecies in Uganda
- Citharinus citharus intermedius Worthington, 1932
References
- Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Citharinus citharus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182293A134901775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182293A134901775.en. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinus citharus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus citharus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Bayona, J.D.R. (2010). "Citharinus citharus ssp. citharus (Eastern Africa assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183053A8046287. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Citharinus citharus |
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