Platyclarias machadoi is the only species in the genus Platyclarias of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae.[1] It originates from the upper Cuango River in Angola.[1] It reaches up to 20.1 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.[2] P. machadoi is easily identified among the clariids due to its extremely flattened head relative to other clariids.[3]
Platyclarias machadoi | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Platyclarias Poll, 1977 |
Species: | P. machadoi |
Binomial name | |
Platyclarias machadoi Poll, 1977 | |
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