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Anaspidoglanis macrostomus in Congo, Republic of
Flatnose catfish

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Anaspidoglanis macrostomus   (Pellegrin, 1909)
Family:	Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) , subfamily: Auchenoglanidinae			picture (Anmac_u2.jpg) by Geerinckx, T.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Flatnose catfish
Max. size:	24.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3236)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 8; dH range: 4 - 25
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 27°C; 5°N - 10°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Chiloango basin in Angola, central basin of the Congo Loémé basin in Congo, Ogooué basin in Gabon and the basins of the Nyong, Sanaga and Dja in Cameroon.
Diagnosis:	Anal soft rays: 8-12; Vertebrae: 32-38
Biology:	Nocturnal and crepuscular. Preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fish (Ref. 6868)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Ferraris, C.J. Jr.. 2007. (Ref. 58032)
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Congo, Republic of country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Present in the Loémé (Ref. 27938). Also Ref. 3236.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cf.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Mbega, J.D. and G.G. Teugels, 1998
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