Heterobranchus boulengeri
Heterobranchus boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Heterobranchus |
Species: | H. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Heterobranchus boulengeri |
Heterobranchus boulengeri is a species of airbreathing catfish found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is found in Lake Mweru, the and the upper Congo River.
Description[]
Heterobranchus boulengeri has short barbels. Its gill arches extend anteriorly. This species can reach 64.0 cm (25.2 inches) TL in length.[2]
Habitat[]
Heterobranchus boulengeri is found in tropical freshwater rivers and lakes. It is demersal, preferring the bottom of these bodies of water.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- Fish of Africa
- Clariidae
- Fish described in 1922
- Siluriformes stubs