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Chiloglanis polyodon Norman, 1932 |
| Family: | Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known only from the holotype from the headwaters of Bagbwe River (Sewa River basin), Sierra Leone (Ref. 3202, 57223). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Vertebrae: 31-31. Diagnosis: buccal disk large and rounded; mandibular barbels short, no auxiliary barbels; premaxillary teeth large, arranged in 4-5 rows; 8+8 mandibular teeth; adipose fin short; caudal fin deeply forked; eyes not very large (Ref. 57223). Coloration: similar to that of Chiloglanis lamottei: body covered with numerous small dark spots, more or less uniformly distributed on dorsal surface (Ref. 57223). | |||
| Biology: | Oviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 15 April 2020 (B1ab(i,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||