Citharinus gibbosus

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Citharinus gibbosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Citharinidae
Genus: Citharinus
Species:
C. gibbosus
Binomial name
Citharinus gibbosus
Boulenger, 1899

Citharinus gibbosus is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa. [2] [3]

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Description

Citharinus gibbosus reaches a standard length of 61 cm. [2]

Distribution

Found in Africa. Very widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo up to the Lufira. It is absent from the Luapula-Moero and southern Kasaï. It is also known in Lake Tanganyika and the Malagarasi. [2]

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References

  1. Hanssens, M. (2010). "Citharinus gibbosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182778A7966441. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182778A7966441.en . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Citharinus gibbosus" in FishBase . August 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus gibbosus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2020.