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Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Popta, 1913) |
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photo by
Geerinckx, T. |
| Family: | Auchenoglanididae (Flatnose catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known only from the type specimen from Warri (Niger River Delta) in Nigeria (Ref. 57126). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: -0. Diagnosis: occipital process reaching to first nuchal plate; mouth equal to snout length; width of premaxillary tooth plate 15% of head length; eye large (14.2% of head length); pelvic fin short; colour uniformly brownish (Ref. 57126). Description: nasal barbels absent (Ref. 57126). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 06 May 2019 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||