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Lowveld suckermouth

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Species of fish

Lowveld suckermouth
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: C. swierstrai
Binomial name
Chiloglanis swierstrai
van der Horst, 1931
Synonyms

Chiloglanis engiops Crass, 1960

The lowveld suckermouth or rock catlet, (Chiloglanis swierstrai) is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Limpopo, Pongola and Komati Rivers. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

References

  1. Roux, F. & Hoffman, A. (2017). "Chiloglanis swierstrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T4633A100195508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T4633A100195508.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Chiloglanis swierstrai Van Der Horst, 1931". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chiloglanis swierstrai". FishBase. December 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Chiloglanis swierstrai


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