Citharinus gibbosus

Citharinus gibbosus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]}

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]

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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinus gibbosus". 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.

• Daget, J., 1984. Citharinidae. p. 212-216. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.