Chiloglanis lufirae Poll, 1976
Chiloglanis lufirae
photo by RMCA / Mark Hanssens

Family:  Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae
Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: at present only known from the Lufira drainage (upper Congo River basin) between the Kiubo Falls and the Upemba lakes in the province of Shaba in Democratic Republic of Congo (Ref. 78218).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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