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Scientific Name Trachyglanis minutus  Boulenger, 1902
Common Name
Type Locality Ubangi River at Banzyville, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo], about 4°18'N, 21°11'E.
Etymology The Greek trachys meaning rough and glanis meaning a catfish. Minutus pertaining to the small size of the species.
Down Species Information
Size 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Light brown above, darker on the head and sides, with broad dark bars, belly whitish.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Africa: Congo River system.
African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2), pp 49, Pl. 14 (fig. 3).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 28 17:00 (species record created: 2008 May 17 03:24)