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Chiloglanis swierstrai VanDerHorst, 1931

Lowveld suckermouth
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Zimbabwe country information

Common names: Lowveld rock catlet
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Umzingwane River, Limpopo system. Abundant in suitable habitats. Also Ref. 3202.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/alcom/broch.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 20°S - 27°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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