| Family: |
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae |
| Max. size: |
10.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: from rapids in the Ivindo, Okano, Ngounié, and Nyanga Rivers of Gabon (Ref. 78584). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 3-4; Anal soft rays: 4-7; Vertebrae: 32-35. It has the presence of a free orbital margin, mandibular sensory canal pores on the lower lip/oral disc, a ventral process on the mesethmoid for articulation with premaxillae, a vertically-oriented, laminar extension of bone at the anterolateral edge of the lateral ethmoid that wraps around the extensor tentaculi muscle, 3 or more straight, transverse rows of mandibular teeth, a short, block-like autopalatine and the parapophyses of vertebrae 3, 4, and 5 of the Weberian apparatus are clearly separate from each other (Ref. 78584). Body compressed posteriorly and somewhat depressed anteriorly (Ref. 78584). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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