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