Lowveld suckermouth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Chiloglanis |
Species: | C. swierstrai
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Binomial name | |
Chiloglanis swierstrai van der Horst, 1931
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Synonyms[2] | |
Chiloglanis engiops Crass, 1960 |
The lowveld suckermouth or rock catlet, (Chiloglanis swierstrai) is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe where it occurs in the Limpopo, Pongola and Komati Rivers. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.[3]