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)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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