Gymnallabes nops, popularly known as the blind eel catfish, is a species of airbreathing catfish found in the lower Congo River basin in the countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It is blind, non-pigmented and grows to a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in) SL.[1][2]
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Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Gymnallabes |
Species: | G. nops |
Binomial name | |
Gymnallabes nops T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 | |
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