Citharinus latus

Citharinus latus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Citharinidae
Genus:	Citharinus
Species:	C. latus
Binomial name
Citharinus latus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844

Citharinus latus is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa. ^{[2] [3]}

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). ^[2]

Description

Citharinus latus reaches a standard length of 84.0 cm. ^[2]

References

1. Lalèyè, P., Azeroual, A., Bayona, J.D.R., Entsua-Mensah, M. & Getahun, A. (2020). "Citharinus latus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T181716A134902262. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181716A134902262.en . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinus latus". FishBase . August 2019 version.
3. 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.

• Gosse, J.-P., 1990. Citharinidae. p. 261-268. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p.