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Chrysichthys platycephalus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937 |
| Family: | Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: no well-developed post-cleithral process; upper and lower jaw equal in length; toothplates on vomer and pterygoids of equal width (Ref. 75075). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits lake Tanganyika at 20 to 110 m deep (Ref. 4967). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||