Tetracamphilius notatus
Tetracamphilius notatus is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reaches a length of 3.3 cm[1][2] and has non-serrate pectoral fin spines, spots instead of bands on the body, and an olfactory organ that is not greatly enlarged. It is a freshwater fish with a tropical climate.
| Tetracamphilius notatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Genus: | Tetracamphilius |
| Species: | T. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetracamphilius notatus | |
References
- FishBase
- Roberts, T.R., 2003. Systematics and osteology of Leptoglaninae a new subfamily of the African catfish family Amphiliidae, with descriptions of three new genera and six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 54(5):81–132.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Tetracamphilius notatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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