Acanthocleithron chapini is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acanthocleithron of the family Mochokidae.[2] This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Ituri River and Congo River from Kisangani to Stanley Pool.[2] This oviparous fish reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[3]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom, 1917 |
Species: | A. chapini |
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Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
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