Amarginops platus Nichols & Griscom, 1917

Family:  Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
Max. size:  17 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: known only from the type locality, Kisangani, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 41594, 78218, 58032, 3236). Considered to be endemic to the nearby Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245).
Diagnosis:  Description: eyes subcutaneous (ref. 75075).
Biology:  Rapid-dwelling species (Ref. 75075).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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