Spatula-barbeled catfish
Spatula-barbeled catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Claroteidae |
Genus: | Phyllonemus |
Species: | P. typus |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906 | |
The spatula-barbeled catfish (Phyllonemus typus) is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia. It grows to a length of 8.8 cm (3.5 inches) TL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Phyllonemus typus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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