Family: |
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae |
Max. size: |
22 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
Africa: lower (Ref. 42510), middle and upper Congo River basin, from southern Cameroon up to Lake Mweru (Ref. 78218) in Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also in the Kasai drainage in Angola (Ref. 11970). |
Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 40-42 |
Biology: |
Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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