Notoglanidium macrostoma, also called the flatnose catfish and dwarf giraffe catfish is a species of claroteid catfish found in rivers in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and insect larvae. It grows to a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 inches) TL.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Notoglanidium |
| Species: | N. macrostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
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References
edit- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Notoglanidium macrostoma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T182599A7923339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182599A7923339.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Synonyms of Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)". Fishbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909) Flatnose catfish". Fishbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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