Citharinus latus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Citharinidae
Genus: Citharinus
Species:
C. latus
Binomial name
Citharinus latus

Citharinus latus is a species of lutefish from tropical Africa.[1][2]

Distribution

Found in Africa: where it is known from Senegal, Casamance, Niger, Volta, the Chad basin and certain coastal rivers in Guinéa-Bissau, Togo and Benin. . Also has been found in the Nile and Lake Mobutu Sese Seko (Lake Albert).[1]

Size

The fish can get as large as 84.0 cm.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Citharinus latus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus latus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2020.



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