Notoglanidium macrostoma  (Pellegrin, 1909)

Flatnose catfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Auchenoglanidinae
Etymology: Notoglanidium: Greek, noton = back + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish; diminutive (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 25.   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672), preferred ?; 5°N - 10°S

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Africa: basins of Sanaga, Nyong and Ntem in Cameroon, Woleu, Ogowe and Komo in Gabon, Loeme in Republic of Congo and Chiloango in Angola (Ref. 81464). Also in the middle Congo River basin in the drainages of the Dja, Uele, Ruki, Lulonga (Ref. 27938), Lomami and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245). Also reported from the Lualaba (Ref. 106245).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3236)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anal soft rays: 8 - 12; Vertebrae: 32 - 38

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Nocturnal and crepuscular. Preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fish (Ref. 6868).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Geerinckx, T., E. Vreven, M. Dierick, L.V. Hoorebeke and D. Adriaens, 2013. Revision of Notoglanidium and related genera (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) based on morphology and osteology. Zootaxa 3691(1):165-191. (Ref. 94168)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)

  Least Concern (LC) 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00222 - 0.01243), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.59 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100) .