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Chiloglanis deckenii Peters, 1868

Pangani suckermouth
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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pangani River basin (Ref. 4967, 105400) and eastern rivers (Ref. 4967). Also Ref. 3202.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schmidt, R.C., H.L. Bart Jr. and W.D. Nyingi, 2015
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).
  More on author: Peters.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: 15 - ?.   Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 5°N - 11°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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