Chiloglanis congicus • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Chiloglanis congicus** Boulenger, 1920
Common Name
Type Locality	Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo].
Pronunciation	Kee low glan iss
Etymology	Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology.
Species Information
Size	75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Second largest catfish genus next to Synodontis in Africa. characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast flowing waters. Generally fairly small at 100 mm SL or less. Often caudal shape can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species specific.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Congo basin (Stanley Falls, Stanley Pool). African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
IUCN Red List Status	Least Concern
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Annales du Musee du Congo Belge (Serie 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4)
Registered Keepers	Keeping this species? Why not . There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
	More on Chiloglanis congicus
	Look up Chiloglanis congicus on AquaticRepublic.com
BBCode	(use in forum posts)
	(species permalink)
	Look up Chiloglanis congicus on Fishbase
	Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our LFS label creator.
Hits	4666 hits.
Last Update	2008 Jun 23 10:13 (species record created: 2008 Jun 21 11:42)