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Chiloglanis wagenia Vigliotta, Friel & Stiassny, 2025 |
| Family: | Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.03 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: mandibular teeth 38-42, mean 40 ± 2 in a functional row arranged in a straight line; presence of elongate fingerlike fimbriae on the ventral and posterior faces of the paired premaxillae; fimbriae largely restricted to the posterior face of the pre maxillae; primary premaxillary teeth 140-199; eye diameter 2.6%-4.8% SL; branchiostegal rays modally 6; total anal fin rays fewer than 11; shape of the lateral ethmoid exhibits a free posterior margin as part of a semicircular bony margin of the orbit; and darker overall pigmentation with patches of darker and lighter coloration (Ref. 138252). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||