Citharinus gibbosus is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa.[2][3]
| Citharinus gibbosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Citharinidae |
| Genus: | Citharinus |
| Species: | C. gibbosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899
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Description
editCitharinus gibbosus reaches a standard length of 61 cm.[2]
Distribution
editFound 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinus gibbosus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ 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.
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