Belonoglanis tenuis

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Belonoglanis tenuis
Belonoglanis tenuis.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Belonoglanis
Species:
B. tenuis
Binomial name
Belonoglanis tenuis
Boulenger, 1902

Belonoglanis tenuis is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo Basin where it occurs in the Congo River basin. It reaches lengths up to 17.2 cm.

Species Information[]

Size[]

The Belonoglanis tenuis usually measures at around 17 centimeters.

Identification[]

There is a single row of bony plates from the dorsal fin to the caudal peduncle on the top of the fishes body. The Belonoglanis tenuis is long and thin. They are toothless.

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