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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Chiloglanidinae
Etymology: Chiloglanis: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical; 20°S - 27°S

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Africa: lowveld and warmer reaches of the Limpopo, Pongola and Incomati River systems in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe (Ref. 6376, 7248, 52193).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 5-6; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 14.

Prefers sandy stretches of flowing rivers where it lives over sandbanks, burying itself in the sand (Ref. 52193). It feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 7248, 52193). Breeds in summer (Ref. 7248, 52193). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Assumed to be the same as C. pretoriae. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Chiloglanis swierstrai Van Der Horst, 1931