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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis harbinger Roberts, 1989 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lokunje River near Bipindi, Cameroon, western Africa, 3.074504°N, 10.403839°W. |
| 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 | 44mm or 1.7" 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: known only from the Lokunje basin in Cameroon. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 46 (no. 6), pp 175, Fig. 13. |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 25 09:31 (species record created: 2019 Apr 07 17:43) |