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Paradoxoglanis cryptus

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Paradoxoglanis cryptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Paradoxoglanis
Species:
P. cryptus
Binomial name
Paradoxoglanis cryptus
Norris, 2002[2]

Paradoxoglanis cryptus is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in the Kagala River.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 11.9 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Paradoxoglanis cryptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182721A7951895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182721A7951895.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Norris, Steven Mark (2002). "A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. l". Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie). 289. Tervuren, Belgium.: Royal Museum for Central Africa: 1–155. ISSN 1781-1104.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paradoxoglanis cryptus". FishBase. August 2014 version.