| Family: |
Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
24.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: restricted to the single type specimen from the Lubosi River (Luala tributary, lower Congo River basin) (Ref. 78218). Presence in the Lulua (Ref. 46243) unconfirmed and doubtful (Ref. 3236, 78218). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 11. Head smooth above; snout broadly rounded; band of premaxillary teeth 6 times as long as broad, close to and nearly as broad as the crescentic band of vomerine teeth; maxillary barbel 2.25 times head length, reaching beyond pelvic fins; nasal barbel 0.4 times head length; inner mandibulary barbel 0.43 times head length; outer mandibulary barbel 0.86 times head length; occipital processus narrow and short, widely separated from the first interneural bone; longest branched ray of dorsal fin 0.71 times head length; dorsal spine very weak; adipose fin 4 times longer than high, much longer than the base of the dorsal fin; caudal fin deeply forked, both lobes with long filaments; pectoral spine weak with the outer half articulated (Ref. 52141).
Coloration: brown above with irregularly scattered small black dots which are most numerous on the caudal and adipose fin, but are also seen on the back and sides; no dots below lateral line; whitish below (Ref. 52141). |
| 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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