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Auchenoglanididae (Flatnose catfishes)
Etymology: Parauchenoglanis: Greek, para = near + Greek, auchen = neck + 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; demersal. Tropical
Africa: Congo Dem. Rep.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
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This species is distinguished from all its congeners known from the Congo Basin and adjacent basins by the following characters: distinct dark-brown or black vertical bars on the lateral side of the body, at least for specimens about ?12.0?cm SL; a broad and triangular humeral process embedded under the skin; a well-serrated pectoral-fin spine (Ref. 132190).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sithole, Y., T. Musschoot, C. E. T. Huyghe, A. Chakona and E. J. Vreven 2023 (11 Apr.) [ref. 40134] See ref. online, 2023. A new species of Parauchenoglanis (Auchenoglanididae: Siluriformes) from the upper Lualaba River (Upper Congo), with further evidence of hidden species diversity within the genus. J. Fish Biol.102(6):1387-1414.
[First published online, pp. 1-28, 11 Apr. 2023. Volume, issue and pages added 9 June 2023.] (Ref. 132190)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).