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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis harbinger Roberts, 1989 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lokunje River near Bipindi, Cameroon, western Africa. |
| 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 | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 46 (no. 6), pp 175, Fig. 13. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Aug 08 12:53 (species record created: 2019 Apr 07 17:43) |