Pareutropius mandevillei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Schilbeidae |
Genus: | Pareutropius |
Species: | P. mandevillei |
Binomial name | |
Pareutropius mandevillei (Poll, 1959) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Pareutropius mandevillei is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae, the schilbid catfishes.
The species reaches a maximum length 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in). Its skin is brownish-silver with some grey stripes.
It is native to Stanley Pool, Republic of Congo and Zaire.
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